It was a tale of two coasts today, as WGA picketers and their allies targeted Disney’s upfront presentation in New York and also the company’s Burbank lot in Los Angeles. And the two scenes were very different.
27.04.2023 - 02:59 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Of the 13-member series-regular cast of CBS’ comedy Bob ❤️ Abishola, only the two leads, Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku, will remain series regulars next season. The others can recur in as few as five episodes in Season 5.
While reducing episodic guarantees — the number of episodic fees per season to which each series regular is entitled — is becoming more common amid industrywide belt-tightening, downgrading the entire cast besides the two leads to recurring is the most dramatic talent cost-reduction move yet and a possible indication of what’s to come as linear ratings continue to slide and the networks’ push to cut license fees every year continues to grow.
I hear the cast members of Bob ❤️ Abishola, produced by Warner BrosT V, were notified this week that only Gardell and Olowofoyeku’s series-regular options for next season will be exercised. The rest were offered to continue as recurring with a five-episode guarantee. As actors are switching from series regular to recurring, the studio is waving exclusivity, so they can take on other TV jobs while being asked to notify producers of their availability so the writers can write the scripts accordingly.
According to sources, Bob ❤️ Abishola has received a 13-episode Season 5 renewal from CBS, so the actors — except for the two leads — are guaranteed to appear in five of the 13 (some could do more, subject to availability).
There is conflicting information about what happens beyond the initial 13 episodes. According to some sources, there is a possibility for CBS to order a Back 9, bringing Season 5 in line with the 22-episode Seasons 3 and 4. If that happens, the guarantee for the bulk of the cast will remain at five episodes, I hear.
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It was a tale of two coasts today, as WGA picketers and their allies targeted Disney’s upfront presentation in New York and also the company’s Burbank lot in Los Angeles. And the two scenes were very different.
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