![]() “Power Book II: Ghost”įilming of the Starz show was temporarily shut down by protesters in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood, according to Deadline. “FBI: Most Wanted”įilming for the fourth season of this Dick Wolf crime drama was temporarily interrupted by strikers in New York on May 11, according to Deadline. The WGA East union also said on Twitter that filming of “Daredevil: Born Again” had been “completely shut down” in New York. Production of the Marvel series was suspended for a week and it is “unclear” when filming will resume, Deadline reported. Protesters reportedly managed to stall production of this highly anticipated upcoming Marvel drama in Hollywood, according to Deadline. Production of the Apple TV+ drama was shut down for at least one day by the strike in Philadelphia, showrunner and strike captain Warren Leight shared on Twitter on May 9. “Loot”įilming for the second season of the Apple TV+ comedy starring Maya Rudolph has been stalled by the strikes, Deadline reported on May 5. The casting process has been delayed for the second season of HBO’s dystopian drama because there are no scripts to read from, Variety reports.īefore casting paused, actors were reportedly auditioning using lines pulled directly from “The Last of Us Part II,” the video game upon which the series is based, according to Variety. Amy Schumer joined protests in Brooklyn, and Edie Falco joined efforts in Manhattan, according to Deadline. Strikers prevented filming from taking place at various location shoots around New York City. Protestors interrupted filming of the Showtime drama twice during the first week of the strike, Deadline reports. “The existential nature of this fight has become clear to everyone,” co-showrunner and executive producer Yahlin Chang said on the WGA’s website. Writing has paused on the sixth and final season of Hulu’s dystopian drama, Reuters reports. NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” as well as CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” are all on pause during the strike. “SNL” alum Pete Davidson, who had been slated to host the show that week, showed his solidarity by delivering pizza to people on a picket line in Brooklyn, New York, May 5. NBC’s sketch comedy show went dark May 2 after the show’s writers went on strike. “We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike,” they wrote in a joint statement on Twitter. Writing does not stop when filming begins. Twin brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, who created the supernatural Netflix drama, said work on the show’s upcoming fifth season is on hiatus during the strike. “They were supposed to be going back into the writers room (on May 3) to start on the third season,” Ralph said. The writers’ room of the hit ABC comedy, which recently wrapped its second season, is closed for business, star Sheryl Lee Ralph told last week. Here are all the TV shows that have been affected by the WGA strike so far. Per Variety, some shows are continuing production, including HBO's "House of the Dragon" and Season Two of Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power." Many however, have been shuttered in the wake of the strike. It’s impossible to know when the current strike will end, but it could last for several months, having a ripple effect on future TV release dates. The strike shortened the seasons of several popular shows at the time, including “Pushing Daisies,” “Friday Night Lights,” and “Heroes,” according to NBC News. The last WGA strike lasted about three months, lasting from November 2007 to February 2008, and had a major impact on TV schedules. In some cases, non-writer workers on set have joined the picketing WGA members in solidarity, downing tools so that production cannot move forward. Members of the WGA have been picketing the headquarters of major studios on both coasts, as well as targeting location shoots in New York, Los Angeles and other cities to prevent shows from filming. Hollywood Writers Are Going On Strike For First Time In 15 Years (Eric Thayer / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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