In October 2014, Coster-Waldau and several other key cast members, all contracted for six seasons of the series, renegotiated their deals to include a potential seventh season and salary increases for seasons five, six, and seven. "The Hollywood Reporter" called the raises "huge", noting that the deal would make the performers "among the highest-paid actors on cable TV". "Deadline Hollywood" put the number for season five at "close to an episode" for each actor, and "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote in June 2016 that the performers would each be paid "upward of per episode" for seasons seven and the potential eight. In 2017, he became one of the highest paid actors on television and will earn £2 million per episode for the show.