"Hell on Wheels" Lands in Tax Dispute betw. eOne and Banijay’s Endemol

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"Hell on Wheels" Lands eOne in Legal Dispute with Banijay’s Endemol
by Peter White
May 10, 2023


"Hell on Wheels", starring Anson Mount, ran for five seasons on AMC and became one of the network’s biggest hits. Twelve years on the western drama about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad across the U.S., is at the center of a legal dispute between the for-sale eOne and Banijay’s Endemol.

Endemol USA is suing eOne for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and unjust enrichment and is looking for “millions of dollars in back-end compensation.”




Tax credits are in the middle of the dispute.

The Banijay-owned producer says that it created and developed the series and sold it to AMC in the U.S. before engaging eOne to produce the series in Canada and entrusted eOne to distribute in certain international territories.




“An inspection of eOne’s books reveals, however, that eOne took advantage of its role, kept for itself tens of millions of dollars in production tax subsidies, and shortchanged Endemol in numerous ways. For many months—starting long before eOne’s parent announced its plans to sell eOne—Endemol has tried to resolve its claims. Endemol turns to this Court to obtain the compensation eOne promised but has refused to pay,” the company said in its lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of the State of California Count of LA Central District.

https://deadline.com/2023/05/hell-on...ol-1235362656/