TV Productions Delayed by Writers Strike
Very ironic (and also iconic?) that Severance has been temporarily shut down.Celebrity support, no late night, and clever picket signs: The WGA writers’ strike has begun its seventh week on the front lines after an agreement couldn’t be reached on their contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The latest show to be postponed indefinitely is the Yellowstone spin-off 1923, as it was supposed to start filming earlier this month according to Deadline. Several television productions like The Venery of Samantha Bird, Unstable, and Hacks have shut down permanently until the strike has settled. The Duffer brothers tweeted that Stranger Things season five won’t begin production until a deal is in place. Meanwhile, production on season four of CBS’s Evil wrapped early after picketing writers disrupted filming at Brooklyn Stages. The show, however, is insisting that the decision came as a result of a cast member taking a leave of absence due to a personal family matter. As the strike continues into this week, will more shows be hindered or permanently shut down until the end of the strike? Here’s a list of shows that have been temporarily delayed because of the writers’ strike.
1923 (Paramount+)
Drove to Montana to shut down a Taylor Sheridan show and eat bison burgers, and I’m all out of Taylor Sheridan shows… https://t.co/UqcZxwtYzx
— Lila Byock (@LByock) June 20, 2023Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+) & The Penguin (Max)
Daredevil: Born Again and Penguin have finally thrown in the towel: Deadline has learned that the Disney+ series and the Max drama will remain on pause until the end of the #WritersStrike https://t.co/spSvK6lfmP
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 14, 2023Uncoupled (Showtime; previously, Netflix)
Neil Patrick Harris Says 'Uncoupled' Season 2 Filming Is "On Pause" Due To Writers Strike https://t.co/Fh89mNeZRB pic.twitter.com/NhnrZmE1k1
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 3, 2023Duster (Max)
WGA members in New Mexico got in the game this morning!
I couldn't make it to the Duster picket but I hope to participate in the next one...
... wherever that might be. :-)https://t.co/bGjcVvEoX4
— Trey Stokes (@TreyStokes) May 22, 2023The Old Man (FX)
Shutting down The Old Man production at Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in Santa Clarita. Thank you #Teamsters ! #WGAStrong pic.twitter.com/G3wE4cHMZq
— Jaime Paglia (@jaimepaglia) May 18, 2023Before (Apple TV+)
Breaking. The
Battle for Jersey City
has been won!
With the arrival of #WGAEastNightStrikers the Apple+ producers seem to be shutting down “Before” for the night. #WGAStrong #Iatse #Teamsters.
Thanks for your retweets, and to all who came and held the line https://t.co/yyvxALK8JM pic.twitter.com/e2y9qw7a5j
The Chi (Showtime)
We shut it down again!!!
WGA members marching since 3am to stop production during the strike!
THE CHI is a UNION TOWN ✊ #WGAStrong@WGAEast @WGAWest pic.twitter.com/DHAk69rDPd
— Zayd Dohrn WGA Strike Captain (@ZaydDohrn) May 15, 2023The Last of Us (HBO)
Preparations for casting for ‘THE LAST OF US’ Season 2 have been put on hold due to the writers strike.
Casting will begin once the writers strike concludes with writers receiving fair pay.
(Source: https://t.co/s3gdqNXF9P) pic.twitter.com/eXFPSjzTJ9
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 12, 2023“The Last of Us” casting team was preparing to ask actors to read sides taken directly from “The Last of Us Part II,” the video game on which the second season will be based, due to the fact that there are no scripts for Season 2 at this time. https://t.co/8yWMRlYxs8
— Variety (@Variety) May 11, 2023P-Valley (Starz)
Despite rumors, due to the #WGA #WritersStrike filming on #PValley has been postponed. Like many of my fellow showrunners, I feel as though my writing & producing duties are inextricably linked. We will not be filming until a fair deal is reached. #WGAStrong
— Katori Hall (@KatoriHall) May 10, 2023Stranger Things (Netflix)
Duffers here. Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then -- over and out. #wgastrong
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) May 6, 2023Severance (Apple TV+)
WGA members on strike walk the line for a sunrise picket at York Studios in the Bronx and Westchester, shutting down production on “Severence,” as members of IATSE and Teamsters respect our picket line. #ShutItDown #SolidarityForever #WGAStrike #WGAStrong #1u pic.twitter.com/BGA0dZFf1S
— Writers Guild of America, East (@WGAEast) May 8, 2023A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight (HBO)
I want to say a few words about what I think is THE most important issue in the current writers' strike: https://t.co/xBSG3W98jJ
— George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) May 9, 2023The writers' strike is on.
No one wanted this -- no writer with an ounce of sense, anyway -- but the producers and the studios and the networks and the streamers gave us no choice. https://t.co/0LjGd5V78u
— George RR Martin (@GRRMspeaking) May 8, 2023Sinking Spring (Apple TV+)
And it looks like "Sinking Spring" has shut down for the day. #WGAStrong #PhillyStrong #1u #IATSE #Teamsters Thanks @SAGAFTRANY for your support https://t.co/s8bNu5Q1bn
— WGA Strike Captain Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) May 9, 2023Good Trouble (Freeform)
WE—-THE 4AM WGA STRIKE SQUAD—JUST SHUT DOWN TODAY’S SHOOT OF FREEFORM’S “GOOD TROUBLE”! Story coming on this thread…#wgastrong#wgastrike https://t.co/RdJuQxcLL7
— Jorge A. Reyes (@JorgeCoolReyes) May 9, 2023Loot (Apple TV+)
Exclusive: Striking writers shut down production on Apple's #Loot as they picketed a Bel-Air mega-mansion used for filming https://t.co/fTWtqPcCDZ
— Lesley Goldberg (@Snoodit) May 5, 2023Billions (Showtime)
While a tow truck driver hauling a prop vehicle to the set of the TV show ‘Billions’ idled in the street in Brooklyn on Thursday morning, blocked from entering a production parking lot, a WGA union representative told police officers at the scene that striking writers had the… pic.twitter.com/7OForFAn7q
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) May 4, 2023Evil (CBS)
These are the guys who shut Evil down... #WGAStrong https://t.co/0E4ETRv6JF
— WGA Strike Captain Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) May 6, 2023American Horror Story (FX)
WGA members picketing in New York today shut down production on American Horror Story at Silvercup Studios with support from fellow union members in IATSE and Teamsters, who refused to cross the picket line.
On Day 2.
We're just getting started. #writersstrike #wgastrong
— Kaitlin Fontana is ON STRIKE (@kaitlinfontana) May 4, 2023This post has been updated.
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