In Hollywood, An Agency Threatened To ‘Blow Up The Deal’ For ‘The Good Doctor’

Writers and agencies are locked in a battle over who should reap the benefits from packaging fees – “the longstanding industry practice of talent agencies taking fees for putting together a lineup of their clients — actors, writers and directors — for a show, rather than receiving the customary 10% commission on each client’s fee.” And for the show The Good Doctor, talent agency William Morris Endeavor “threatened to blow up the deal” unless a packaging fee was included. – Los Angeles Times