Netflix launches $100 million fund for out-of-work film and TV workers

Netflix has announced the launch of a $100 million fund that aims to support the cast and crew members, including those working on Stranger Things, The Witcher, and Russian Doll, who are now reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  

In a statement on the streamer's blog, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said, "This community has supported Netflix through the good times, and we want to help them through these hard times, especially while governments are still figuring out what economic support they will provide. So we've created a $100 million fund to help with hardship in the creative community." $15 million of the fund will benefit non-Netflix productions through third parties and emergency relief non-profits created for cast and crew that are now out of work.

Furthermore, Netflix will also be donating $1 million to the SAG-AFTRA Covid-19 Disaster Fund, the Motion Picture and Television Fund, and the Actors Fund Emergency Assistance in the US, as well as $1 million between the AFC and Foundation des Artistes.