The Duffer Brothers, who serve as creators, executive producers and showrunners of the hit Netflix series, first announced the postponement on Twitter on Saturday.
“Writing doesn’t end when shooting starts”He wrote Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer on the Stranger Things writers’ official Twitter account. “While we can’t wait to start production with our amazing cast and crew, that’s not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal is struck soon so we can all get back to work. In the meantime, it’s over #wgastrong”.
Duffers is here. Writing doesn’t end when shooting begins. While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, this isn’t possible during the strike. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then – again and again. #wgastrong
— foreign authors (@foreign authors) May 6, 2023
Thousands of screenwriters went on strike this week after six weeks of negotiations for a new film and television contract.
Current contract between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Motion Picture and Television Producers Association (AMPTP), which includes Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC Universal, Paramount, and Sony – officially ended the strike on May 2.
The writers called for a major compensation overhaul, as well as an overall increase in salaries, better protections, and a solution to the increase in “mini rooms” where a small group of writers wrote multiple scripts for the first season. a series before production begins.
As Deadline points out, WGA and AMPTP agree that screenwriters generally make less money despite the content explosion in recent years. Ideas on how to solve the problem are unfortunately at the root of the conflict.
The most recent writer’s strike began in November 2007 and lasted 100 days, ending on February 12, 2008. It dealt devastating blows to the entire industry and caused billions of dollars in losses. Echoes were felt generally, including in departments such as hair and makeup, costumes, sets, catering and other commerce.
The impact of this year’s strike was felt immediately with the immediate halting of production of daily night shows such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily Show.
Melissa Tella
Source: Programme Television
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