NBC’s heart-wrenching family drama This Is Us It is about to embark on its sixth and final season. Emotions are high so it seems there’s a lot at risk for the final season. And to ensure that the cast is fully invested, it appears there will be additional payouts this season. In fact, it’s being reported that Milo Ventimiglia and more of the cast have received huge bonuses for the show’s final season.
Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown and Chrissy Metz all received pay increases when Season 6 production began in the summer. Deadline. According to some reports, the cast asked for more money in order to get their raises.
The series began with different salaries for each cast member. However, Season 2 brought about a change in the compensation system. “pay parity,”They have remained true to this ideal since. This time around, creator Dan Fogelman reportedly backed the actors’ request for a raise, which was agreed to be a $2 million bonus for the seven original cast members. John Huertas received a $1million bonus, and reports suggest that the rest of the cast may also have pooled some bonus money to achieve parity. He’s been a regular on the series since Season 2.
The critically-acclaimed NBC drama has been making viewers cry for years. This season should not be any different. Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia, who play Jack and Rebecca Pearson respectively, were “incredibly devastated”When they discovered how the series would end and how the Pearson journey would wrap up. If that’s not an endorsement, I don’t know what is.
Fans won’t have to wait much longer to be reunited with the Pearsons, as Season 6 is premiering at the top of the New Year. Since the NBC show is premiering at midseason, it will be airing mostly uninterrupted, meaning it won’t be like last season when it seemed like there was a break every other week thanks to COVID causing production delays.
Season 5 This Is Us ended on some pretty shocking cliffhangers, mostly one that included a flash-forward of Chrissy Metz’s Kate marrying her fellow music teacher colleague. Rebecca is slowly losing her memory, and her mental health has begun to decline. You can read more about Rebecca here. New teaser for the upcoming season, she said forgetting the little things is what she’s most worried about rather than the big things.
It’s nice to know that the cast was able to get a big pay raise for the final season, because they definitely deserve it. This Is Us It has been nominated and won many awards over the years, including Emmys and Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes and SAG. Season 6 will definitely bring more emotions and closure, but fingers crossed it won’t be too bad!
Truly, this show has made me cry enough and I don’t know if I’ll be able to handle any more major heartbreak. Season 6 of “The Bachelorette” is coming up and I may need to be prepared. This Is Us On Tuesday, January 4, NBC will premiere the series!