‘Narcos’ Revenue Sharing Triggers Legal Duel Between Executive Producers

narcosis Director José Padilla claims his producing partner is cheating him out of millions of profits from the series.

Padilla is suing showrunner Eric Newman, claiming the veteran producer is hiding income, including audition money and bonuses from Gaumont Television. Under their profit-sharing agreement, they agreed to split all income equally.

“Although he voluntarily accepted the trust placed in him by the plaintiffs and violated that trust, Newman (both individually and on behalf of Spahn Ranch) caused narcosis The proceeds will be paid solely and directly to the defendants, without informing the plaintiffs that narcosis The product was received by the defendants,” according to the complaint filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Newman, through his production company Spahn Ranch, and Padilha, through his production company Cold Mountain, report to each other and account for all revenues generated by the operation. narcosisAccording to demand. The language of their agreement states that “each party receives an equal amount of gross income at all times”.

But Padilha alleges he’s being tricked because the contract is structured in such a way that the amount Gaumont paid Newman isn’t entirely transparent. He said Newman received several million in undeclared earnings. The lawsuit points to Gaumont’s audit of Newman on an unspecified date that was not accounted for in earnings paid to Padilha.

“Given that they were partners, Plaintiffs trusted that Defendants would be loyal, would do nothing to prevent Plaintiffs from receiving their share of any and all proceeds, profits and operating income.” series and provide timely, accurate and complete accounts of all income, earnings, income and expenses incurred as a result of operating the series,” the lawsuit reads.

Newman and Spahn Ranch refused to release information and documents related to Narcos’ revenues, according to the lawsuit.

Padilha’s action isn’t the only legal battle narcosis profit. Veteran TV executive Kathy O’Connell Marsh sued Gommon in 2018 for breach of contract, claiming she didn’t receive her share of gross profits. narcosis As well as other Gaumont shows, including cannibal, hemlock grove s F is for family. The trial will begin in December.

A source close to the production of the show says about it the hollywood reporter that Padilha is in arbitration with Gomon, who is not named as a defendant in this proceeding.

A representative for Newman declined to comment. Gomon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.