Now, as of May 2021, Rinsch has already lost $7.3 million of Netflix’s money on top of his $5.9 million loss. His lawyer has filed with the city attorney’s office. In June, the lawyer, Douglas A. Mirell, sent a letter to Netflix requesting that the company release the $3.9 million that Rinsch had left and the nearly $45 million that he argued the streamer company still owed him.
As time passed, Netflix refused to pay him anything and indicated that it was willing to litigate, according to Rinsch’s camp who also showed emails indicating a back and forth of ongoing negotiations. Netflix spokesman Cherian described Rinsch’s request for money as “an evident ploy.” Netflix is confident in the quality and the strength of the evidence at hand to win any claims.
However, despite the rocky situation with Netflix, Rinsch’s project may continue. Despite the personal turmoil for Rinsch, there are rumored offers for his series from various interested streaming platforms. Whichever one ultimately takes over the rights to “Conquest” will have a daunting cleanup job in front of them.