How the WGA strike affects your favorite show in 2024

William Davis Published 03/05/2023

On May 2, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike. The dispute is in its early days, and here is how it will affect your favorite TV shows and movies in 2024.

The Writers Guild of America is a labor union representing writers in film, television, radio, and online media in the United States. On April 18, 97% of the WGA members voted to go on strike if they failed to reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, or AMPTP. This alliance represents Amazon Studios, Apple Studios, Netflix, and Walt Disney Company, among other major studios. No agreement was reached, and the WGA is officially on strike.

The WGA went on strike for the last time between November 2007 and February 2008. During this time, some major productions were affected, including Heroes, The Big Bang Theory, 30 Rock, and Family Guy.

At the time of this publication, the list of productions shut down includes Big Mouth, Cobra Kai, Abbott Elementary, and Yellowjackets. The list of talk shows shut down includes Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. More productions are expected to shut down in the upcoming weeks.

Why is the WGA on strike?

Through Twitter, members of the WGA have shared their list of demands. Their goal is to protect writers by ensuring they are compensated fairly.

Streaming affects the income of writers that have stopped receiving residuals for these shows. On top of that, studios are reducing the budgets for writers’ rooms, significantly decreasing the number of writers who get hired per production. In simple terms, writers are expected to work more and get paid less.

What show will be delayed because of the WGA Strike?

The WGA strike will affect productions in different ways. Starting with upcoming seasons that were in development, these will be delayed until further notice.

TV shows that are scheduled to premiere in 2023 could be pushed to 2024 and beyond. Since studios don’t know when will writers be back, they must ensure new content for 2024. It wouldn’t be surprising if Marvel shows in Disney+ like Agatha: Coven of Chaos get delayed.

Other productions like House of the Dragon Season 2 won’t be affected by the strike and are moving forward as scheduled. While this might sound like good news, the truth is, having no writers will affect the quality of any upcoming season.

Read Also

Movies & TV

Trade on Who Is Going To Die in Avengers: Doomsday at Polymarket — Use Promo Code WINGGPREMAR Zachary Roberts Avengers: Doomsday is probably going to be a bloodbath. Once again, our heroes are facing down a legendary threat, and in the real world, they're facing a bit of a soft reboot after Secret Wars. Certainly, the heroes cannot and will not all make it out alive. It is very much like Infinity War and Endgame. While half of the "deaths" in Infinity War didn't hold up, the end result ...

Movies & TV

Kalshi Has Prediction Markets on the MCU X-Men Cast: Trade With Our WINGGPREMAR Promo Code Zachary Roberts The MCU's X-Men reboot is on the calendar officially. It will be the first movie to kick off Phase 7 after Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars and, slowly but surely, the cast is being unveiled. Leaks and rumors flowed freely for a long time, but finally, real, concrete evidence of casting decisions are coming out. Traders on the Kalshi app are speculating on which actors may make up the cast ...

Movies & TV

PlaqueBoyMax and N3on To Stream With Hollywood Actor Mark Wahlberg Khizar Mundia The streaming community is abuzz with news about Maxwell “PlaqueBoyMax” Dent and Rangesh “N3on” Mutama both collaborating with Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg. Streamers have started entering mainstream media, with the clearest example being Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr., who livestreamed the FIFA World Cup 2026. He isn’t the only one, as Kai Cenat is another creator who recently held the Streamer University 2026, which Meta, Dell, Red Bull, and more sponsored. ...

News

The Legend of Zelda Movie Casts Ganondorf and Impa; Who Will the Late Sam Neill Play? Zachary Roberts The Legend of Zelda has already finished filming, but the general public knows very little about who's in the upcoming live-action movie. Fans have long known that Benjamin Evan Ainsworth is playing Link, and Bo Bragason is portraying Princess Zelda. Other than that, it's been all leaks, rumors, and fan theories. Well, the cast officially got a little bigger this week, with the reveal of Ganondorf, Impa, and the movie, ...

Movies & TV

Who Will the Next James Bond Actor Be? Trade on Kalshi With the WINGGPREMAR Promo Code Zachary Roberts Who's going to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond? This is a question that has permeated pop culture since No Time to Die released in 2021. Plenty of prominent actors have had their names thrust into the conversation, but it has largely been a private affair for the producers. That said, Amy Pascal of Sony Pictures has finally put a loose timeline on the casting announcement, which means things are ...

Movies & TV

Will Tom Holland’s Spider-Man Be in Doomsday? Use WINGGPREMAR Promo Code on Kalshi Zachary Roberts Mild spoiler warning, but Spider-Man: Brand New Day ended how most MCU movies end, with a promise that the character "will return". For example, after The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the closing tagline was "The Fantastic Four will return in Avengers Doomsday." For Spider-Man, though, there was no title, just a promise that he would return without any clear indication of when that might be. Many expect him to be ...

Twitch

ExtraEmily Gets a Show on Hulu and Disney+: Here’s How It Could Change Her Streaming Career Khizar Mundia Emily “ExtraEmily” Zhang has reached another milestone in her career by getting her own show, Creator Essentials, on Hulu and Disney+. The show will focus on activities involving the streamer, including social experiments and speedruns. ExtraEmily has become hugely popular on Twitch in recent years, reaching over 1 million followers, though she has courted controversy in recent months due to her multiple Twitch bans due to bad driving and chaotic ...