After 146 days (about 5 months), the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has finally been able to reach a fair deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which means that the writers’ strike of 2023 is now coming to an end.
Last week we anticipated the end of the writers’ strike because writer rooms for scripted shows like “Abbott Elementary,” “Bel Air,” and late-night and daytime television returned to the air quickly. But most TV and film production cannot resume yet, as the actors’ strike is still underway, and the strikes have already affected the production and release schedules for the coming months.
Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and an alliance of studios, streaming services, and production companies reached a tentative agreement after five marathon days of talks. The WGA hailed the three- year agreement as “exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.” The agreement with the WGA came after negotiators renewed talks following a month-long impasse. Four top industry executives – Bob Iger, the Disney CEO; David Zaslav, the Warner Bros Discovery CEO; Ted Sarandos, the Netflix co-CEO; and Donna Langley, the NBCUniversal Studio Group Chair took part in the talks.
Some of the same issues are at play in the broader actors strike that has shut down Hollywood for months, including wages, safety measures, and protections on the use of artificial intelligence.
Celebrities like Shonda Rhimes, Steven Spielberg, Vince Gilligan, Seth MacFarlane, Greg Berlanti, JJ Abrams, Michelle Pfeiffer, and more have donated to the Entertainment Community Fund to help provide financial assistance for industry workers during the strike.
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