![]() There are hopes by some in the industry that since writers and actors are out at the same time, that will put pressure on the studios and streaming services to improve their offers and get everyone back to work sooner rather than later. What isn’t clear is how long this will continue. Of course, the writers strike brought an immediate halt to new episodes of US late night shows, so the opportunity to do that sort of publicity was already limited. ![]() Rank-and-file members have already voted 98% in favor of authorizing a strike.Īctors will not be doing publicity for movies that are being released, including appearing on the red carpet at movie premieres or doing interviews on podcasts. ![]() PDT on Wednesday.īut most other actors will stop working as soon as the union’s government board votes to go on strike later Thursday. The writers of those shows are typically nonunion, and the unionized actors work under a different contract than the one that expired at 11:59 p.m. ![]() One group of television shows that will continue to produce new episodes is the traditional daytime soap operas. The exception will be independent movies that are not associated with one of the major studios. Now with actors also going on strike, most remaining production will stop. SAG-AFTRAĪctors set to strike after talks with major studios and streaming services fail SAG-AFTRA members preparing picket signs on July 7, 2023. Even though movies typically have a script in hand when they start shooting, revisions and changes mean a writer is usually needed while production proceeds. And so we do have a pretty robust slate of releases to take us into a long time,” Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said in April, just before the start of the writers strike.īut that pipeline of new shows is already slowing to a trickle.ĭata from film permits in California indicates that production of most shows and movies already has been halted by the writers strike. And, like automakers or other manufacturers who might try to build extra inventory ahead of strike deadlines, some streaming services have been preparing for these strikes by stockpiling new movies and shows to roll out. Some movies are already complete, of course, like “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” and set to hit theaters. That’s because about 160,000 actors who belong to SAG-AFTRA are about to go on strike, joining more than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America who have been on strike since May 2. The awards show, as with much in the TV and movie industry, is also very much uncertain right now.īut what you can count on is more reality shows, and maybe game shows, and probably more opportunity to binge shows that have already been on your favorite streaming service. You’ve always heard great things about “Breaking Bad” or “The Wire” but you never got around to watching it? Or maybe something more recent like the “The Last of Us,” which just got nominated for more than two-dozen Emmy awards? Now’s your chance.Īnd by the way, it might be a while before you know how many of those Emmys “The Last of Us” eventually takes home. Looking forward to big-budget blockbusters coming to a theater near you next summer? Maybe not. Remember when a new television season started in September? Not this year.
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