Shonda Rhimes' Net Worth—Here's How Much The 'Queen Charlotte' Creator Earns
Three weeks after its release, Shonda Rhimes’ Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, is still reigning supreme as the number one show on Netflix.
The limited series, which follows young Queen Charlotte and her marriage to King George III of England, is a prequel to Rhimes’ hit Bridgerton series, and has amassed more than 390 million viewing hours globally since its release on May 4th. The series is on track to become one of the most-watched series of all time—Rhimes' Bridgerton (seasons one and two)and Inventing Anna are currently on the list.
But Rhimes is no stranger to hits—Rhimes has had a lucrative career creating hit TV shows, including Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder. The Greys Anatomy creator is the self-proclaimed highest-paid showrunner in Hollywood, according to Essence,and has a net worth of $160 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Rhimes ranked 18th on Forbes Highest-Paid Entertainers list in 2022, bringing in an estimated $81 million through her deal with Netflix and residuals from ABC for Grey’s.Forbes estimated that Rhimes had earned more than $350 million pre-tax in her career as a showrunner through June 2021.
From network television to streaming services, here’s how Shonda Rhimes made her millions.
Before her entry into Netflix, Rhimes was one of network television’s top showrunners, with three shows—Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder—airing back-to-back on ABC’s primetime lineup on Thursdays.The shows were created by Rhimes’ production company, Shondaland.
In 2018, Forbes reported Rhimes’ net worth came almost entirely from her time at ABC, where she earned $10 million a year in her last few years with the network, and received 10% of the profits when her shows
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