Dan Levy signs eight-figure deal with Netflix

[orange_jelly23]

One year after #SchittsCreek had its historic sweep at the Emmys - becoming the first comedy to win every major award - its co-creator Dan Levy has signed a new deal with Netflix https://t.co/rXqAkuKgmu
- Variety (@Variety) September 19, 2021
Dan Levy has signed a new deal with Netflix to create television and film projects

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[unintentionalty]

Didn't he already have a huge deal with them? Am I imagining this?

Nevermind, looked it up and it was ABC Studios, though he'd technically still be under that deal and I'm not sure that anything came of it so I wonder what happened there.

[rainbows_are_ok]

I always wonder what happens when those in initial deals don’t work out. Like, Bethany from RHONY had a huge deal with some studio and recently she said it didn’t work out so does she have to give the money back or does she not receive it until she actually completes the shows?

[unintentionalty]

I think those big 7/8-figure deals are actually reflective of best case scenario numbers that sound good in press releases but are not a guarantee. In my understanding they get some amount up front, but the rest is doled out upon completion of X required projects.

I also have no idea whether the ABC thing actually didn't work out -- I couldn't think of any projects and have a completely warped sense of time where I thought the ABC thing happened like 6 months ago when in fact it's been 2 years and the deal's gonna expire next year.

[orange_jelly23]

Yep you’re right
Looks like he wanted more money after the emmys last year but ABC said no because he hasn’t actually generated anything yet (lol, after over a year)

“The Emmy-winning creator found himself at the center of a multiple-outlet bidding war in late 2019, ahead of the sixth and final season of the Pop TV favorite. Netflix heavily pursued a deal with Levy at the time after the streamer’s deal for Schitt’s Creek helped catapult the series to a broader audience and, ultimately, an Emmys sweep for its final season. Levy, who was also pursued by Warner Bros. TV and Disney’s 20th Television, ultimately opted to ink a three-year overall deal with ABC Signature in September 2019 that sources at the time said was valued at $2 million a year

[nermal_kat]

Never underestimate the power of nepotism.

[whysogayprop8]

At least he’s talented and why not use any connections that you have to gain opportunities?

Plus, Eugene (dunno bout the mom) was well known, but it’s not like he had any studio power.

Just applaud the young man. Sheesh!

-Dan’s publicist

[gloeden2]

Or having a hit show that makes it's streaming network millions.
It's insane, I know.

[aspacecake]

Obviously nepotism has help him (as networking does with most people) but he is someone that has been in the industry for a while (he used to be a talk show host in Toronto for quite a while), made a hit TV show that earned Netflix millions, swept award season, and is actually talented? Why wouldn't they give him more opportunities lmaooo

[oldmoviesnstuff]

Working in this industry must be a blessing. Imagine earning millions for a job
I'm so poor 😭

[gloeden2]

Can't you just, I don't know, come up with a tiktok dance or something? Go on a realty show? If you're not willing to pander and give up your dignity are you really even ready for riches? #TheSecret

[littleorcs]

This is only true for like the top 5%, the rest of us are poor and suffering
#supportiatse

Here's a sampling of why working in entertainment is horrible: https://www.instagram.com/ia_stories/

[frankthesheep]

and tbf, the deal is probably contingent on a lot of things. I doubt he is getting 8 million to do nothing.

[jocoin1989]

well DAMN get that coin sis

[penelopetaynt]

I am so here for this. I want an Alexis spin-off.

[likeiused2]

she's busy shilling spermicide ok?

[orange_jelly23]

lmao what was up with that!!!!!

[likeiused2]

via planned parenthood:
Phexxi isn’t a spermicide, but you use it in a similar way: you put Phexxi in your vagina before sex, and it helps stop sperm from getting to an egg.

Phexxi prevents pregnancy by lowering the pH in your vagina when sperm is there. This makes it hard for sperm to move, which lowers the chance that sperm and egg can meet.

If you use it perfectly, Phexxi is 93% effective. But people aren’t perfect and it can be easy to make a mistake - so in reality, Phexxi is about 86% effective. This means that around 14 out of 100 people who use Phexxi get pregnant.