Hollywood got here to a standstill amid the joint WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike — however not each TV present has stopped filming.
In July 2023, SAG-AFTRA licensed a strike after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) didn’t tackle any of their issues relating to truthful wages, the usage of synthetic intelligence and extra points throughout contract negotiations.
The resolution got here two months after the Writers Guild of America introduced their very own strike over a labor dispute with the AMPTP — the group that represents main networks equivalent to Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony.
TV exhibits equivalent to Netflix’s Outer Banks initially stored filming amid the WGA strike as a result of their scripts had been presumably completed. Nearly all tasks have since hit pause after the SAG strike was permitted, nonetheless there have been exceptions to the rule.
House of the Dragon, which movies within the U.Ok., continued to movie resulting from their solid consisting primarily of U.Ok. actors. Their union, Equity, prohibits members from happening strike resulting from U.Ok. legal guidelines that might result in a lawsuit.
“A performer becoming a member of the strike (or refusing to cross a picket line) within the U.Ok. may have no safety in opposition to being dismissed or sued for breach of contract by the producer or the engager,” Equity mentioned in a July 2023 assertion to members, in response to Variety. “Likewise, if Equity encourages anybody to hitch the strike or not cross a picket line, Equity itself can be appearing unlawfully and therefore responsible for damages or an injunction.”
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Meanwhile, Industry and Dune: The Sisterhood adopted within the HBO present’s footsteps due to their very own Equity connection.
Scroll on for each present that hasn’t hit pause on filming amid the continuing strike:
First seem at TV Shows That Received Permission to Keep Filming Amid WGA, SAG Strike
