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'Smash' Showrunner Receives Residual for Negative $25: 'Makes Sense'


‘Smash’ executive producer and showrunner Joshua Safran revealed the shocking amount he receives in residuals for the short-lived series

“Somehow, receiving a negative residual for SMASH makes sense,” Safran wrote via X alongside a screenshot showing a payment of $25.38 with a minus next to it. The musical drama premiered on NBC in February 2012 and followed a group of producers developing a Broadway show titled Bombshell, based on the life of […] I am one person — a tiny part of our guild — and while I am happy to use whatever platform my past jobs have given me to speak to issues affecting my fellow @sagaftra family, I know my experience is my own.

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