SAG-AFTRA will join the Writers Guild of America on strike. Here’s what that means for the short-term future of movie and television productions.
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00:00After talks and negotiations with major studios and streaming services failed, SAG-AFTRA is going on strike. The approximately
00:08160,000 Hollywood actors in the union will stop work on movie and television productions,
00:12joining the more than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America who have entered their 73rd day with no end in sight. Both unions
00:19are negotiating on residuals and artificial intelligence.
00:22This will be the first actor strike since 1980 and the first time that actors and writers have been on strike at the same time since
00:291960. So what does this all mean for Hollywood?
00:31The strike will shut down current and future films and scripted TV shows that employ SAG-AFTRA members, both in the US and around the world.
00:38Actors will not be permitted to take part in promotional work, including related social media posts, press junkets, film premieres, and fan events like
00:46San Diego Comic-Con, which is scheduled to start on July 20th.
00:49Independent films can apply for SAG-AFTRA waivers that would let some
00:53productions work through the strike. The Emmys will decide by the end of the month on whether it will go ahead as scheduled on September
00:5818th. If rescheduled, it would likely pivot to January. The impact of a WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike for
01:04audiences will likely be felt late this year and early next year, with release dates pushed back and production shut down.