Beverly Hills 90210 revival cast are not earning as much as you think for series

Beverly Hills, 90210 was a cultural phenomenon and one of the most popular shows of the '90s.

It took us inside the scandalous lives of California's rich, over-privileged and ridiculously good looking teens, and caused controversy from the very first episode with that teen sex storyline.

So it makes sense the former soap has joined the long list of recent TV revivals, with Fox's six-episode series BH90210, which is reuniting original stars Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Gabrielle Carteris, Shannen Doherty, Jason Priestley, Brian Austin Green and Ian Ziering.

The world of reboots can prove to be a lucrative one, with original lead actors raking in the big bucks thanks to their evergreen popularity.

The original cast of Beverly Hills 90210. Photo / NZ Herald.

The revival of Will & Grace saw the core cast pocket $250,000 an episode for the first season, while Gilmore Girls stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel were handed a whopping $750,000 per episode for the Netflix reboot.

But it seems the 90210 gang haven't been so lucky in the finance department.

The sizeable cast all reportedly earned only $70,000 per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In the reboot, which has opened in the US to largely negative reviews, they play themselves in a heightened version of reality that is inspired by their real lives and relationships, in which the actors try to launch a reboot of the original.

Sources also told the publication Garth and Spelling received an additional $15,000 per episode for co-creating the show, while Priestley is said to have pocketed an extra $46,000 for directing.

While $70,000 is hardly a sum to scoff at, it's significantly low for actors with cult status.

They are earning a little more than the relatively unknown actor Jeanine Mason, who makes $50,000 for her lead role in the reboot of Roswell. Mason wasn't even in the original series but has managed to command a significant salary.

Of course, none of these pay packets even come close to the top dogs of TV.

The Big Bang Theory trio of Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco each earned $1 million an episode, as did Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon for the second season of Big Little Lies on Foxtel.

Before he was sensationally axed, Charlie Sheen made a whopping $2 million an episode for Two and a Half Men, with Ray Romano and Kelsey Grammer trailing not far behind for their respective shows Everybody Loves Raymond and Frasier.

The "Big Five" of Game of Thrones made $500,000 per episode for the final two seasons.