JamesG
08-03-2021, 05:25 PM
"9-1-1" Cast Gets Raises Ahead of Season 5 with Angela Bassett Eyeing New Benchmark for Actresses of Color
by Nellie Andreeva
August 3, 2021
After lengthy negotiations for some, all series regulars on Fox’s flagship drama "9-1-1" have secured pay increases ahead of Season 5, I have learned.
Series star Angela Bassett led the way with a major bump that I hear takes her to north of $450,000 an episode. That is believed to be among the top salaries on network television for any actor — male or female — and could be the highest ever for an actress of color on a broadcast drama series.
Male lead, Peter Krause, after a 25% raise, commands the second biggest check on the show, believed to be in the low $300K per episode range. He is followed by Jennifer Love Hewitt, who joined the series in Season 2. She succeeded Connie Britton who shared top billing with Bassett and Krause in Season 1.
The rest of the cast, including original cast members Aisha Hinds, Rockmond Dunbar, Kenneth Choi and Oliver Stark, as well as Ryan Guzman, who joined in Season 2, are believed to be all getting a 25% raise to about $80,000 an episode next season and are projected to go up to $100,000 an episode in Season 6.
Hinds, Dunbar and Choi went down to the wire, with Choi closing his deal last, after production on Season 5 had already started.
https://deadline.com/2021/08/9-1-1-cast-raises-season-5-angela-bassett-deal-1234796117/
by Nellie Andreeva
August 3, 2021
After lengthy negotiations for some, all series regulars on Fox’s flagship drama "9-1-1" have secured pay increases ahead of Season 5, I have learned.
Series star Angela Bassett led the way with a major bump that I hear takes her to north of $450,000 an episode. That is believed to be among the top salaries on network television for any actor — male or female — and could be the highest ever for an actress of color on a broadcast drama series.
Male lead, Peter Krause, after a 25% raise, commands the second biggest check on the show, believed to be in the low $300K per episode range. He is followed by Jennifer Love Hewitt, who joined the series in Season 2. She succeeded Connie Britton who shared top billing with Bassett and Krause in Season 1.
The rest of the cast, including original cast members Aisha Hinds, Rockmond Dunbar, Kenneth Choi and Oliver Stark, as well as Ryan Guzman, who joined in Season 2, are believed to be all getting a 25% raise to about $80,000 an episode next season and are projected to go up to $100,000 an episode in Season 6.
Hinds, Dunbar and Choi went down to the wire, with Choi closing his deal last, after production on Season 5 had already started.
https://deadline.com/2021/08/9-1-1-cast-raises-season-5-angela-bassett-deal-1234796117/