The clock is ticking toward a costly strike that could shut down production on most television shows, pushing back the return of many programs now set for the fall.
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Hollywood braces for writers' strike that could shut down production on most TV shows
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Hollywood writers vote to hold strike; Picketing starts Tuesday
The Writers Guild of America seems poised to go on strike next week, when their current contract with The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expires.
The contract between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers end tonight. If the two cannot come to an agreement, Hollywood writers say they'll strike.
The clock is ticking toward a costly strike that could shut down production on most television shows, pushing back the return of many programs now set for the fall.
Hollywood faced a cliffhanger moment Monday as talks to avert a potentially catastrophic strike by thousands of TV and movie writers remained unresolved just hours before a crunch deadline.
Picket lines formed outside studios in Los Angeles and New York Tuesday as thousands of writers downed tools in a strike over pay and conditions in the streaming era.
Hollywood will be on edge Monday as the Writers Guild of America's contract with major studios expires, opening the possibility of a strike as negotiations continue on a new labor pact.
The Writers Guild of America, representing scriptwriters in Hollywood, is sending its members to the picket line starting today, declaring that its members are facing an “existential crisis̶...
