Your favorite network series are OK - probably More: Hollywood writers, slamming 'gig economy,' to go on strike The writers strike will hit soap operas nextĭaytime soap operas like 'Days of Our Lives' and 'General Hospital' operate on fast and furious production schedules, meaning they have the fewest finished scripts and episodes to air. NBC's 'Saturday Night Live,' which has three episodes scheduled for May, is finished for the remainder of the season, meaning former cast member Pete Davidson won't be returning to host. Reruns will fill these slots. The strike immediately forces a shutdown, a fact which 'Late Night' host Seth Meyers addressed on the air last week. Some daytime talk shows, including 'The Kelly Clarkson Show,' have also shut down. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and others depend on writers and produce shows the day they air.

What TV shows are affected by the writers strike? Talk shows, late night, 'SNL' go dark What does that mean for the TV shows and movies you love to watch? Here's how the strike will impact network TV, streaming series and movies.

While the labor dispute goes on, work in Hollywood is grinding to a halt.

The strike comes 15 years after the guild walked off for 100 days in 20, and in that time the entertainment industry has been upending by the rise of streaming services like Netflix. The strike comes after weeks of negotiations failed to generate a contract between the guild and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which bargains on behalf of the nine largest studios. Looking for a Hollywood writer? They're probably on the picket line.Īt 12:01 a.m., the Writers Guild of America, the union representing most writers for film and TV in the U.S., went on strike, bringing production to a screeching halt.

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