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On the West Coast, the chief negotiator for the striking Writers Guild of America, Ellen Stutzman, is more than a week into an existential battle between the 20,000 union members she represents and the movie and television studios that are, for now, not at the bargaining table.  Related Story …

After yesterday's Imagine Dragons party outside Netflix, it was Paramount's turn to pop. Around 900 picketers flooded the streets near Melrose supporting the WGA West's Committee of Black Writers. These included stars such as Samira Wiley, Gabby Sidibe, Kendrick Sampson and Robin…

UPDATED, 3:25 PM: Striking writers marching Wednesday in New York City were joined by SAG-AFTRA members Bob Odenkirk and Mandy Patinkin — and the latter’s sign harkened back to a certain beloved 1987 movie. Both Emmy winners walked the picket line side by side outside streaming giant Amazon's field…

Just hours after members of Actors’ Equity Association joined the striking WGA picket lines outside of HBO and Amazon’s New York City offices today, Kate Shindle, Equity president, suggested in a statement to Deadline that the strike’s impact on the upcoming Tony Awards is yet to be…

Add another Starz series to the list of shows suspended as a result of the writers strike. P-Valley, which is filming its third season, has postponed its production in Atlanta. Creator and showrunner Katori Hall said, "We will not be filming until a fair deal is reached". We hear that filming…

The Writers Guild and several of its prominent members, recognizing that other workers in the entertainment industry are being impacted by the ongoing writers strike, have pledged more than $1.7 million to provide them with financial assistances during the walkout, which is now in its ninth day. Lead…

The Directors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have released a brief joint statement on the start of their contract talks, saying that they met on today “to begin formal negotiations for the 2023 Agreement. The DGA and AMPTP also agreed that neither organization will…

Check back for updates... What shows are the latest to be impacted by the WGA strike? Add Daredevil and Billions to the list. The Writers Guild of America strike is underway with hundreds of TV and film writers taking to the picket lines. Of course, that means writing work has come to a halt on many…

A Starz series from Ava DuVernay starring Joshua Jackson and Lauren Ridloff is the latest series halting its production as a result of the writers strike. The untitled series had been filming in Wilmington since March but is stopping production this week. Related Story Latest TV Show…

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher took some heat for comments she made on the picket line May 8, including how she doesn’t think what is “very important to writers … is the kind of the stuff that we’re [the actors] going after.” But while guesting Tuesday on SiriusXM's The Julie Mason Show, the…

Requests by scripted TV production companies to film on location in Los Angeles plummeted 51% in the first week of the Writers Guild's strike compared to the same week a year ago, according to FilmLA, the city and county film permit office. FilmLA reports that nine scripted TV series – seven dramas…

Sen. Bernie Sanders and California Congressman Adam Schiff tweeted out their support for the Directors Guild of America as it begins negotiations today for a new film and TV contract. "The 19,000-strong Directors Guild begins contract negotiations with the major studios today," Sanders tweeted…