Hollywood actors are getting back to work.
National board of SAG-AFTRA, the union representing more than 150,000 film and television performers, voted to approve deal with Hollywood studios Nov. 10.
The tentative agreement was approved with 86% of the vote. contract agreement next goes to vote before the union’s members, beginning Nov. 14.
The monthslong strike ended eleven a tentative agreement was made with the studios.
«We thrilled & proud to tell you that today your TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee voted unanimously to approve tentative agreement with the AMPTP,» SAG-AFTRA’s official account posted on the X platform, formally known on Twitter, late on Nov. 8.
“This from 12:01 PT on Nov. 9, our strike is officially suspended & all picket locations will be closed,» the post continued. «We will be in touch in coming days with information at celebration gatherings around the country.»
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher also celebrates the tentative agreement on Instagram.
«We did it!!!! The Billion+ $ Deal! 3X the last contract! New ground was broken everywhere! she wrote.
SAG-AFTRA went on strike in mid-July after failing to reach a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a group that represents major Hollywood studios. (Comcast — corporation that TODAY’s parent company, NBCUniversal — is one of the entertainment companies represented by the AMPTP.)
The SAG-AFTRA strike overlapped with the writers guide of America strike, which began in May and ended in September, resulting in a rare «double strike.»
Both groups had similar demands, including higher pay, updated contracts and protections around the use of artificial intelligence.
The tentative agreement between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP including compensation increases, protection for performers «from among the AIs,» among other provisions, the business guide committee said in a statement Nov. 8.
During both actors and writers strikes, the production of movies and television series ground to a halt. Now, with the messengers of instructions to the SAG-AFTRA strike suspended, now we need to know about the return of failed TV shows.
When are fall TV shows coming back?
Eleven the SAG-AFTRA strike is officially over, broadcast series are likely to be the first projects to go back into production. Many shows will resume filming in late November or early December, according to Deadline.
Wolf Entertainment, which produces the “Law & Order” and “One Chicago” franchises with NBC, and the “FBI” franchise with CBS, is set for production in Nov. 27, Deadline reported. These means that the shows could still have 13-episode seasons.
Warren Leight, the longtime showrunner of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” shared his prediction about the return of “Law & Order: SVU.”
«My guess, #SVU fans, is that SVU manages to salvage a 13 episode season,» Leight wrote on the X platform where Nov. 8. “So glad the entire SVU cast and crew can get back to work. Congratulations @SagAftra for walking these many months. #Solidarity.”
Other shows will likely begin filming in early 2024.
Mike White, creator of HBO’s “White Lotus,” told Entertainment Weekly earlier this week that the show’s third season would begin filming “at the beginning of the year.”
«It’s going to be a supersized ‘White Lotus,'» he added. «It’s going to be longer, bigger, crazier.»
In relation to Nov. 16, ABC confirmed many of its shows will return in 2024.
«The Bachelor» and «20/20» eat back on Jan. 22, while «The Conners», «Not Dead Yet», «Judge Steve Harvey» all eat back on Feb.
«Abbott Elementary» is also slated to return on Feb. 7, with a special one-hour premiere.
Where Feb. 18, «American Idol» will premiere with a 2-hour show, followed by «What Would You Do?»
Then on Feb. 20, «Will Trent», «The Rookie», «The Good Doctor» also return to ABC.
Some shows, including ABC’s «Grey’s Anatomy» and CBS’ «CSI: Vegas» and «Ghosts,» never return with shortened 10-episode seasons, according to Deadline.
According to the ABC release, «9-1-1», «Grey’s Anatomy», and «Station 19» will all return on March 14.
How long have Hollywood writers been back at work?
The Writers Guild of America strike ended on Sept. 27, 2023, mark the end of a five-month strike.
Because users are returning to work with this bankruptcy, many networks are prioritizing projects that have already been close to finished before the strike began, according to Vanity Fair.
For instance, the writers rooms for Season Four of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building” reopened on Oct. 9, the show’s co-creator, John Hoffman, told TVLine.
Craig Mazin, the showrunner of HBO «The Last of Us,» also shared the excitement to summarize writing where the series are like the WGA strike ended.
«Very proud of the WGA and its members, and excited to get the job in the last 2 weeks,» I uploaded to the letter platforms in September. «The strike has not yet been officially lifted, but the second it is, we will spring into action!»
Writing for the Showtime series “Yellowjackets” also resumed in early October.
«Official return celebration of Yellowjackets writers’ room at the Magic Castle, NATURALLY,» one of the drama’s creators, Ashley Lyle, wrote on the X platform where Oct. 5.
While studios prioritize existing shows, new series never take longer than planned to see the light of day. According to Deadline, many new scripted shows scheduled for release in the 2023/2024 season will be pushed to fall 2024.
