Screenwriters’ strike: Which American series is affected by the movement?

Note: The list of serials suspended in writing and production due to the writers’ strike is expected to continue as the days go by. Accordingly, we will update this article.

It hasn’t happened in fifteen years: Hollywood screenwriters are on strike. The Writers Guild of America went on strike after reaching a new agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

The union, which has been fighting for increased rights and working conditions but also for higher wages for screenwriters, made the decision after weeks of negotiations with TV production and streaming giants such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount or Sony, which did not was final.

The series is suspended

So what are the effects of the strike on current production? At the moment, it’s mostly TV shows and talk shows like Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver or even Saturday Night Live that have a direct impact on both networks and cable channels. Like HBO.

But there are many series that are also affected by the Writers Guild of America strike, and their futures are now uncertain. according to ColliderAmong the TV productions whose writing teams have been suspended, we find Abbott Elementary, which airs on ABC in the US and is available on Disney+ at home, the Netflix animated series Big Mouth, the series Yellowjackets, which airs on Showtime in the US and CANAL+ At home, but also the Cobra Kai series, a big box on Netflix.

All the announced new seasons of your favorite TV series may also be on hold, like The Last of Us Season 2, which is set to begin production in the coming months.

For now, HBO can breathe a sigh of relief with one of its biggest series of the moment, House of Dragons, the Game of Thrones spin-off, because it won’t be affected by the strike.

Indeed, the scripts for the second season of the series have already been written, so the teams will be able to start filming without any problems. But that won’t be the case in many other series. We will have to wait to have more information on the various products affected by the strike until a potential agreement between the WGA and AMPTP is finalized.