Robert De Niro will make his TV debut on Amazon through a new crime series directed by David O. Russell.
Not much is known about the yet-to-be-titled show, but it won't come cheap for Amazon: De Niro is reported to be making $850,000 per episode.
To figure out where De Niro's pay stands among other actors in shows produced by rival TV streaming apps, we looked through a recent report published by Variety. The report, based on Variety's own survey of actors and industry people last month, gives a glimpse into what the top stars make for each episode.
We narrowed down the list to the shows produced by Netflix, HBO, Amazon, and Hulu, since they're the four most popular standalone TV streaming services. Check out how much the highest-paid actors are estimated to make per episode:
You can see the full Variety report here>>
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8. Aaron Paul (The Path, Hulu): $225,000 per episode
7. [TIE] Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep, HBO): $250,000 per episode
7. [TIE] Billy Bob Thornton (Goliath, Amazon): $250,000 per episode
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