The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike is in its second week, having a direct impact on several productions that are filming.
The strike is the result of deadlocked negotiations between the WGA, which represents 11,500 screenwriters for film and television productions, and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over a new collective bargaining agreement.
The strike, the first since 2007, is carried out as a consequence of the lack of agreement between the production companies and the authors’ unions that are protesting the low wages and poor working conditions despite the success of the services streaming, as well as the fear that, eventually, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will replace their work.
Just like more than 15 years ago, this stoppage is likely to have consequences for many productions on the small screen. If a fix is not found in the next few weeks, we can expect the release schedule to be altered in more ways than one. These are the series that could be affected.
1. stranger things – Season 5
the world of upside down is nearing the end of its story, but the long-awaited final season of the cult series is one of the most affected by the strike.
The brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, creators of the series, took to their Twitter account to announce that the production of the fifth and final season will not continue until an agreement is reached between the WGA and the AMPTP.
While we are excited to start filming with our crews and cast, it is not possible during this strike. We hope that an agreement will be reached soon so that we can return to work.
2. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight – Season 1
George RR Martin, creator of the literary saga, reported that the development of the spin-off of game of Thrones it has been halted indefinitely because four of the writers joined the protests.
On the other hand, the writers of the house of the dragon the history of the Targaryen family 200 years before the events that took place in Game of Thrones, They are also unemployed.
Fortunately, the scripts for all the second series episodes were finished before the strike, so filming will continue in Britain as planned. It is worth mentioning that the writers have the support of Martin.
3. Cobra Kai – Season 6
After five seasons, the series derived from karate Kid is about to end. The sixth installment of episodes will be the last and is already in the filming stage.
However, the script was not quite finished. Even so, on Twitter, Jon Hurwitz, one of its creators, decreed “pens down” in solidarity with the writers.
4. Daredevil: Born Again – Season 1
He reboot from “El Diablo de Hell’s Kitchen” will also debut a bit late. According to information from Deadline, Due to the protests, Disney+ paused the filming process on May 8.
However, it should run its course this May 9. Still, outages could happen again, and the series isn’t immune to production delays.
Source: Okchicas
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