'Generations: The Legacy' Gets Linked to Payment Scandal As Extras Get R160 Call-Out Fee

• Generations: The Legacy has been attached to another payment scandal after a fee rate was leaked
• Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela posted a shocking advertisement for acting extras for the SABC1 soapie
• The post was received with outrage and disappointment by South Africans

South Africans are up in arms after an alleged acting advertisement from weekday soapie Generations: The Legacy made the rounds.

The soapie is no stranger to payment disputes. It started a new storyline after firing the main cast in 2014.

Generations: The Legacy is allegedly looking for actors

Social media casting reporter Phil Mphela rocked Twitter when he leaked an extras call on his timeline. This is what the post said:

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"Generations can’t still be paying R160 for extras in 2023. Can we just have an honest conversation about remuneration in this industry. No hate. We not bashing anyone. Just an honest 'why' chat that can hopefully move us forward. Is this legit?"

Here is the post below:

Social media reacts to the alleged Generations: The Legacy casting call

Social media users were appalled by the advertisement and took their outrage to Twitter:

@Jabu_Macdonald explained:

"I think the agency takes a lot of money and pays extras less."

@ADS_ZAR suggested:

"Agents need to be regulated on how much they must keep, no ways R160 per day is enough. It might only cover transport and lunch then it's finished."

@Kgopotso_kg need clarity:

"So Generations must pay R1 600 for what exactly? Just walking behind action, come on guys, construction workers earn R10 per hour for 8 hours of hard work. How much do Generations' competitors pay?"

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@love_live_move said:

"Kgopolo ke agency e. And they sound rude gore. These ones will clearly give you the run-around for your money."

@AndisiweDweba weighed-in:

"I don't think it's Generations that is paying that amount but the agent getting extras, they deduct a whole lot from what the production pays them in order to make profits for themselves. I stand to be corrected."

@mapula_salome said:

"The entertainment industry should just be renamed to exploitation industry."

@SiphokaziSitsha remembered:

"I was an extra in 2009, and we got paid R150 a day and spending R80 from Vaal to Jozi, Jozi to Sasani and the call time was 6:30-18:00. Agents take a huge chunk of these rates."

@lerrykins_ confirmed:

"I can believe that this is true. This is the same production that fired the entire main cast over pay disputes. Clearly, they are stingy."

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Source: Briefly News