Netflix is currently the leading streaming provider in the market – and they spend a lot on their series to keep it that way. And these actors are paid a lot of money for their roles.
While Disney+ is growing at a remarkable rate, and thanks to several Marvel series, will likely continue to grow in the future, Netflix is still the market leader among services streaming. The service now has over 200 million subscribers.
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To keep it that way, Netflix likes to invest a lot of money in its series. The stars that appear on them usually cost a fair amount of money. According to information from the specialized media, these actors received a lot of money per episode:
Millie Bobby Brown
As the first major star of a Netflix series, Brown earns $300,000 per episode for the mystery show "Stranger Things." But that's not all: for her role as "Enola Holmes" she received $5 million.
Henry Cavill
The wizard Henry Cavill received a lot of gold from the benevolent people of Netflix. A terrible butcher of monsters, Cavill earned $330,000 per episode in the first season. After the huge success, this amount is likely to increase with the next sequel.
Hilary Swank
Sci-fi series Away was canceled after just one season, but it turned out to be a financial success for Hilary Swank. He was able to earn $360,000 per episode.
Renee Zellweger
Swank received for the first season of “What / If” 360,000 dollars per episode and 3.6 million for the entire first season, the continuation of which is still in the stars.
Anthony Mackie
Anthony Mackie was also only seen in one season on the cyberpunk series “Altered Carbon”. However, the MCU star cost Netflix $394,000 per episode
Steve Carell
The award for most expensive actor on Netflix goes to Steve Carell. The comedy series “Space Force” was created with him as a main force – who received $828,000 per episode.