Nine9

I was told it was a free sign up and that I didn't realize I had to pay if I wanted to move forward in auditions. Just be aware if they ask for your credit card, they're going to charge you. They charged me $99 for sign up and it said monthly would be 40. Definitely a scam and not worth it. It's Never Mentioned In Zoom Meeting, Only In Contract, Make Sure You READ Your Contract. Learn My Lesson.

I answered a FB ad about casting for a TV series and was texted same day. They wanted to have an open audition zoom meeting next day. I ended up looking them up on BBB and saw abysmal reviews and confronted them about it. They assured me there was no up front costs so I decided to attend the open audition. Needless to say, it ended up being a sales pitch to join them for $99 plus a monthly fee. Avoid at all costs, predatorial sales tactics and a waste of time.

You probably received a random text, not having contacted their company. Right? Your phone number was probably purchased from a collector. They will invite you to a caring call "Hi (you) it's xxx, there are some new Casting Calls so I want you to attend a Virtual Open Call tomorrow. Can you do 11am, 1pm or 3pm ET. Which one?" But, it's not a casting call - is a sales call for their PAID service, which is a scam. Legitimate casting companies DO NOT charge their actors to be included in their databases. My best advice to you is to block their number immediately - because they will text again, and again, and again... {Barf}
Do NOT give these people your money! Check their reviews! See some that I checked below -especially the Better Business Bureau. They've only been registered since 2019 and have had LOADS of complaints!

I was told this was going to be a casting call for the outer banks tv show. But it ended up being a zoom meeting were they want money from you up front and they also want you to pay a monthly fee. Thank god I have done work on tv shows and some modeling and know to NEVER pay anyone until they get you a contact. Then they get a % of what you make. Also I see they have alot of bad reviews.

Had my daughter enrolled with them and it was a waste of money. Have been trying to cancel membership for six months and they are still running my card.

Thought I was going to get to be considered as an extra for Billions here in NYC, instead it was a scam to join a casting agency and then you are left to find out how you can be cast. It was a total joke. Save your money. They do not help you at all.
Here is the email response: Hello Frank,
On behalf of the Nine9 family, I am beyond excited to welcome you as a new talent with Nine9! You have joined a united group of dynamic individuals who are here to provide you with tools and resources to help you succeed in your industry pursuits. If you haven't done it yet, you want to login to your account, update your password and complete your profile as soon as possible.

Attention actors! Please do not give these people any of your hard earned money. No representation (whether they call themselves a legit agency or not) requires you to pay them money for them to consider finding you auditions. Your agent shouldn't be getting money unless you find a job. That is the point of the relationship between actor and agent. Once they get your money they won't have any incentive to find you jobs. Take it from someone that is in the scene. Hollywood doesn't recognize these people as legit agents. So even if they try to book you an audition you won't get hired because it's not legit. They haven't been banned because they call themselves an "unagency" but that in itself is a red flag. Agencies are there to help actors while also making money off of your SUCCESS. I repeat. Do not pay anyone money to book you auditions. You only give a percentage of your contract IF you get casted. These people are disgusting and they prey on desperate amateur actors. And their "success" stories are just paid actors to draw people in. Again anytime someone asks for money just to find auditions it's a scam and tell them no.

I first heard about NINE9 through instagram. I joined an open call because I have always wanted to be an actress, but I've never known how to start and this seemed like a good opportunity! I have no reference for how an open call is supposed to go, but this one seemed to go well, I was convinced they could help me. I paid the fee; however, I was unaware of the cost it would be to maintain a spot on the website… you pay an initial $99 and then you pay $40 a month to keep going. The guy on the open call made it sound like the original fee was the only thing I would have to pay, so I went ahead and paid it. After creating an account, I did some research on the company and found multiple people saying it's a scam, which resulted in me freaking out. I texted someone who reached out to me from NINE9 about a refund and I emailed the billing office, it took them a while to reply, so I called someone from NINE9 and she was very polite and helpful. Eventually I got my money back, so I'm not sure if this is truly a scam or if they are actually trying to help people who want to be actors. I would just say do your research before paying and be carful! The only reason I'm giving 3 stars is because the people that work there are very nice and helpful!