Ingen lösning i sikte på manusstrejken i Hollywood

On May 2, 2023, at 12:01 a.m. PDT, the Writers Guild of America (WGA)—representing 11,500 screenwriters—went on strike over an ongoing labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).The strike is the largest interruption to American television and film production since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, as well as the largest labor stoppage the WGA has performed since the last strike in 2007–08. Since July 14, 2023, it has coincided with a SAG-AFTRA strike as part of a broader Hollywood labor dispute. The current strike jeopardizes long-term contracts created during the media streaming boom when producers were shelling out large sums to creative talent. The big studios can terminate production deals with writers through force majeure clauses after 90 days, saving them millions of dollars. The 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike lasted 99 days.