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 handle any of their issues concerning honest 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 similar to Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony.
TV exhibits similar to Netflix’s Outer Banks initially saved filming amid the WGA strike as a result of their scripts had been presumably completed. Nearly all initiatives have since hit pause after the SAG strike was permitted, nevertheless there have been exceptions to the rule.
House of the Dragon, which movies within the U.Okay., continued to movie attributable to their solid consisting primarily of U.Okay. actors. Their union, Equity, prohibits members from occurring strike attributable to U.Okay. legal guidelines that would result in a lawsuit.
“A performer joining the strike (or refusing to cross a picket line) in the U.K. will have no protection against being dismissed or sued for breach of contract by the producer or the engager,” Equity mentioned in a July 2023 assertion to members, in accordance with Variety. “Likewise, if Equity encourages anyone to join the strike or not cross a picket line, Equity itself will be acting unlawfully and hence liable for damages or an injunction.”
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:
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