'Gilmore Girls' Stars Got 'Almost None' of Streaming Revenue, Says Sean Gunn: 'This Is All Going to Come Crashing Down'

Despite Gunn’s claims, his residuals actually come from Warner Bros. Discovery, the studio that produced and licensed 'Gilmore Girls' to Netflix

This story has been updated to reflect accurate information regarding streamer and studio involvement with revenue and residuals.

Gilmore Girls star Sean Gunn is speaking his mind when it comes to his support for his fellow acting community.

The 49-year-old actor, who played Kirk on the hit series, has joined the picket lines for the SAG-AFTRA strike. He spoke to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday about his frustration with the minimal residuals actors earn from streaming, saying he “particularly wanted” to come out and protest against Netflix specifically.

Though Gilmore Girls originally aired on The WB (later The CW) from 2000 to 2007, it eventually became available to stream on Netflix. In 2016, a revival miniseries, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, was released as a Netflix original.

“I was on a television show called Gilmore Girls for a long time that has brought in massive profits for Netflix,” he told THR. “It has been one of their most popular shows for a very long time, over a decade. It gets streamed over and over and over again, and I see almost none of the revenue that comes into that."

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The actor also claimed the co-CEOs of Netflix, Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, “give each other bonuses in the 10s of millions dollars” and called on them to “share the wealth” with those who create the series' content.

“I don't understand why they can't lessen those bonuses to share the wealth more with the people who have created the content that has gotten them rich,” Gunn argued. “It really is a travesty. And if the answer is, 'Well, this is just how business is done, this is just how corporate business works,' that sucks. That makes you a bad person.”

“You really need to rethink how you do business and share the wealth with people,” he continued. “Otherwise this is all going to come crashing down.”

However, not everything Gunn said is accurate. Though he claimed Netflix was to blame for his lack of "revenue," it seems Gunn meant to say "residuals" — and those residuals actually come from Warner Bros. Discovery, the studio that produced and licensed Gilmore Girls to Netflix.

Related: Everything to Know About the SAG Strike and How It Will Affect TV and Movies

Per industry standards, residuals are a producer obligation. Warner Bros. Discovery pays residuals calculated off of Netflix's license fees. This also happens when Warner Bros. Discovery produces a show for any other linear network or streamer.

Additionally, Gunn's comments about executive compensation are not entirely correct, as PEOPLE can confirm their compensation is publicly filed.

Gilmore Girls followed Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham)'s life as a single mother to her teenage daughter Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) and concluded in 2007 after seven seasons. Gunn played loveable and kooky Kirk, whose antics were well-known throughout the town of Stars Hollow, while the show also starred Scott Patterson, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Liza Weil, Jared Padalecki, Milo Ventimiglia, Matt Czuchry, Yanic Truesdale, Edward Herrmann, and Kelly Bishop.

Netflix brought back the series for a four-episode limited run, titled Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, which saw the cast reprise their roles, including Gunn.

In addition to the beloved series, Gunn also expressed concerns about the use of A.I. technology, explaining to THR that “being compensated for one’s likeness” is “incredibly important.” He said he feels that the entire business model behind the entertainment industry is “broken” and needs to be fundamentally “restructured” from the top.

“It’s a whole mess. We need a new deal and a fair deal,” he added. “It really is a moral and an ethical issue as much as it’s a financial issue.”

Related: Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeremy Renner, Matt Damon Among Actors to Show Support for Imminent Strike: 'Necessary Change'

SAG-AFTRA officially authorized a strike on Thursday, July 13 after failing to reach a deal in negotiations for their contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). SAG-AFTRA, which represents approximately 160,000 members, are seeking higher compensation for their work under the streaming model and protections against A.I. use.

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland released a statement on their website, saying, “Though we’ve engaged in negotiations in good faith and remained eager to reach a deal that sufficiently addressed performer concerns, the AMPTP’s responses to our proposals have not been adequate.”

In a statement of their own, AMPTP said they "entered the negotiations with SAG-AFTRA with the goal of forging a new, mutually beneficial contract."

“A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life," the statement read. "The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry.”

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has also been on strike since May 2. This marks the first time since 1960 that both unions have been on strike at the same time.

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