![]() ![]() Late night television shows went dark immediately after the writers hit the picket lines, and countless more shows, films, and other projects have been shut down or closed their doors in solidarity with members of both striking unions. A state of near-paralysis has taken hold in the entertainment industry this summer, with no clear end in sight. In July, after a month of its own negotiations with the AMPTP, SAG-AFTRA also called a strike, resulting in its more than 160,000 members withholding their labor from the Hollywood companies, too. On May 2, the Writers Guild of America and its more than 10,000 scribes called a strike after failing to reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the trade association that represents Hollywood companies like streamers, networks, and studios. Hollywood has been ground to a virtual halt by simultaneous actors' and writers' strikes, marking the first time in more than 60 years that both guilds have organized a labor action against the studios. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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