This means that of the 350 productions Netflix released last year, only 26 were eligible for bonuses. It’s even worse on Prime, where only five of the streamer’s 337 2025 releases were big enough hits to trigger payments.

I mean that’s a lot of content. Obviously writers aren’t the only part of the process, but they’re a big part. If we’re greenlighting that many projects, it’s possible they’re just not that good.

However, rather than lowering the threshold for bonuses, in negotiations, Bloomberg notes, writers chose higher payments on bonuses for this latest contract.

I imagine that will be a topic of discussion next time negotiations come around.