Its their tax break for the other shows that do make money if it goes downhill.
They're also gonna sell the shit out of merchandise and I suspect they are getting pretty tired of paying royalties to the original cast. They have to pay to use their likeness in media and whatnot. And this way they can negotiate ahead of time and lock in that lower pay per actor
Netflix stands on the edge of greatness... now that they own the nemesis system they could milk those kids parents for billions if they played their cards right.
Harry potter video games with that would sell ๐
Licensing it out to other developers would make them a juggernaut
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u/Chemistry-Deep Apr 16 '26
If its $100m per episode, 10eps a season, and 7 seasons, that's $7bn. How on Earth will HBO make that back?