2023 Writers Guild of America strike#September 2023

File:AI Protest Sign 2023 WGA Strike.jpg|alt=A picketer is carrying a sign deriding film studios' proposals to replace writers with generative AI.]]

One of the main points of disagreement between the writers and the producers was the residuals from streaming media;{{Cite magazine |last=Kilkenny |first=Katie |date=May 1, 2023 |title=Writers Guild Calls First Strike in 15 Years |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wga-writers-strike-moves-forward-contract-negotiations-1235404087/ |url-status=live |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502030741/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/no-writers-guild-deal-today-amptp-claims-1235404087/ |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |access-date=May 2, 2023}} the WGA claimed that the AMPTP's share of such residuals had cut much of the writers' average incomes compared to a decade prior.{{Cite news |last1=Richwine |first1=Lisa |last2=Chmielewski |first2=Dawn |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Hollywood writers strike over pay in streaming TV 'gig economy' |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/hollywood-writers-studios-stage-last-minute-talks-strike-deadline-looms-2023-05-01/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502154635/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/hollywood-writers-studios-stage-last-minute-talks-strike-deadline-looms-2023-05-01/ |archive-date=May 2, 2023}}{{Cite web |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Hollywood writers go on strike after failed contract negotiations |url=https://www.today.com/video/wga-calls-for-strike-what-this-means-for-your-favorite-shows-172227141763 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502145418/https://www.today.com/video/wga-calls-for-strike-what-this-means-for-your-favorite-shows-172227141763 |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=Today}} Writers also wanted strict and harsh limits on generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT. They were willing to concede that writers themselves may have uses for such technology, but they demanded that the Agreement state that genAI would not be used to replace writers.{{Cite web |title=Summary of the 2023 WGA MBA |url=https://www.wga.org/contracts/contracts/mba/summary-of-the-2023-wga-mba |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.wga.org |language=en |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030230908/https://www.wga.org/contracts/contracts/mba/summary-of-the-2023-wga-mba |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last1=Cullins |first1=Ashley |last2=Killkenny |first2=Katie |date=May 3, 2023 |title=As Writers Strike, AI Could Covertly Cross the Picket Line |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-ai-chatgpt-1235478681/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504040017/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-ai-chatgpt-1235478681/ |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2023 |title=WGA Negotiations—Status as of May 1, 2023 |url=https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/members/member_info/contract-2023/WGA_proposals.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504102337/https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/members/member_info/contract-2023/WGA_proposals.pdf |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |access-date=May 4, 2023 |website=WGA.org |publisher=Writers Guild of America}}

The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath saw major reductions in the workforce and cancellations of multiple film and television projects to save money on basic residuals and music licensing costs, though Apple and Amazon remained outliers. The ensuing fall of "Peak TV" worsened conditions for all filmmaking workers, but due to their roles in development and pre-production, the first two steps in the filmmaking process, writers were hit fastest.{{Cite web |last=Jennifer Maas |date=July 11, 2023 |title=Peak TV Has Peaked: From Exhausted Talent to Massive Losses, the Writers Strike Magnifies an Industry in Freefall |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/features/writers-strike-tv-industry-streaming-problem-1235666463/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717111019/https://variety.com/2023/tv/features/writers-strike-tv-industry-streaming-problem-1235666463/ |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |publisher=Variety}}

On May{{nbsp}}2, 2020, the latest Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) became the collective bargaining agreement that covered most of the work done by WGA writers.{{Cite web |title=2020 Writers Guild of America Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement |url=https://www.wga.org/contracts/contracts/mba |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503115310/https://www.wga.org/contracts/contracts/mba |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=WGA.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=A strike by the WGAW and WGAE against all companies signatory to the 2020 Writers' MBA began on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 12:01 am PT/3:01 am ET. |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/get-involved/sag-aftra-member-update-regarding-wgaamptp-negotiations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503115910/https://www.sagaftra.org/get-involved/sag-aftra-member-update-regarding-wgaamptp-negotiations |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=SAG-AFTRA}} The Minimum Basic Agreement was an agreement that established a minimum wage for television and film writers. In television, the Minimum Basic Agreement only applied to those who wrote for broadcast television shows and not for streaming television. This was very clear when comparing late-night talk shows that were produced for broadcast television, such as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert by CBS, versus The Problem with Jon Stewart, produced for streaming by Apple TV+. The writers who worked for The Problem were not covered by the MBA and therefore had to negotiate individually with the streaming company for their pay, and as a result, they were paid less than writers who wrote for The Late Show while doing the same amount of work. This pattern held true with other shows in the two categories. The MBA expired on May{{nbsp}}1, 2023.{{Cite news |last=Robb |first=David |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Historically, The WGA Is Overdue For A Strike, With Residuals Again A Key Issue Of Upcoming Talks |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/wga-strike-overdue-residuals-key-contract-issue-1235201504/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123032719/https://deadline.com/2022/12/wga-strike-overdue-residuals-key-contract-issue-1235201504/ |archive-date=January 23, 2023}}{{Cite book |last1=Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers |url=https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/contracts/mba20.pdf |title=2020 Writers Guild of America – Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers – Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement |last2=Writers Guild of America West |last3=Writers Guild of America East |date=May 2, 2020 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413001412/https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/contracts/mba20.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |url-status=live |author1-link=Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers |author2-link=Writers Guild of America West |author3-link=Writers Guild of America East }}

The WGA estimated that its proposals would yield writers about {{US$|429 million}} a year, whereas the AMPTP's offer would yield {{US$|86 million|long=no}}.{{r|Vox_2023-05-02}}{{Cite news |last=Faughnder |first=Ryan |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Hollywood writers are on strike. Now what? |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/newsletter/2023-05-02/wide-shot-newsletter-wga-strike-amptp-picket-lines-the-wide-shot |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502163019/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/newsletter/2023-05-02/wide-shot-newsletter-wga-strike-amptp-picket-lines-the-wide-shot |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |quote=The WGA estimated that its proposals would gain writers about $429 million a year, but AMPTP's offer came out to a projected approximately $86 million. Big difference there, going by WGA math.}}

One disputed issue is the Guild wanting requirements for "mandatory staffing" and "duration of employment" terms to be added to their contract, which would require all shows to be staffed with a minimum number of writers for a minimum amount of time, "whether needed or not" per the AMPTP.{{Cite news |last=Horn |first=John |date=May 1, 2023 |title=TV And Movie Writers Strike Over 'Gig Economy' Conditions As Talks Break Down. What's At Stake In The WGA Walkout |work=LAist |url=https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/tv-and-movie-writers-could-go-on-strike-on-monday-heres-whats-at-stake |url-status=live |access-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429020519/https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/tv-and-movie-writers-could-go-on-strike-on-monday-heres-whats-at-stake |archive-date=April 29, 2023 |quote=What went wrong – "The primary sticking points are 'mandatory staffing,' and 'duration of employment' — guild proposals that would require a company to staff a show with a certain number of writers for a specified period of time, whether needed or not," the statement concluded.}}{{Cite news |last=Flint |first=Joe |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Hollywood Writers Strike Might Give Studios Chance to Slash Costs – Industry executives point to clauses that let parties sidestep contractual obligations in extraordinary circumstances |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-writers-strike-may-give-studios-chance-to-slash-costs-fe8670fd |url-status=live |access-date=May 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504231012/https://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-writers-strike-may-give-studios-chance-to-slash-costs-fe8670fd |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |quote=The most divisive issues on the table include a WGA demand for a minimum number of writers per television show and guaranteed employment for those writers from conception to postproduction. In a statement Monday, AMPTP called those demands "a primary sticking point."}}

Another important proposal that the WGA is advocating for is to ensure each member of a writing team receives their own pension and their own health care funds. The AMPTP rejected this proposal and did not offer a counterproposal. At the same time, there was a tentative agreement between the WGA and AMPTP to have 0.5% of negotiated minimums for all WGA minimums shifted into pensions and health funds.{{Cite magazine |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |date=May 1, 2023 |title=WGA Spells Out Vast Differences That Led to Strike |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-differences-strike-amptp-1235600580/ |url-status=live |magazine=Variety |language=en |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=810134503 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726190821/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-differences-strike-amptp-1235600580/ |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |access-date=July 28, 2023}}

File:Writers_Guild_of_America_strikers_outside_Warner_Brothers_Studios (cropped).jpg strikers outside Warner Bros. Studios.]]

On April 18, 2023, 97.85% of members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) voted to go on strike if they failed to reach a satisfactory agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the major film and television studios in Hollywood, by May 1.{{Cite web |last1=Isidore |first1=Chris |last2=Yurkevich |first2=Vanessa |date=April 18, 2023 |title=Writers strike looms after members vote to shut down film and TV production |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/media/writers-strike-vote/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417205633/https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/media/writers-strike-vote/index.html |archive-date=April 17, 2023 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=CNN Business}} The AMPTP engaged in lengthy negotiations with the WGA on behalf of Amazon Studios (as well as MGM Holdings), Apple Studios, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures, the Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD),{{Cite web |last=Del Barco |first=Mandalit |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Writers Guild of America goes on strike |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1172876800/writers-guild-calls-strike |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502074822/https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1172876800/writers-guild-calls-strike |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=NPR}} but failed to reach a deal before the mandated deadline.

As a result, the leadership of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) unanimously approved a strike on the eve of May 2, the first of its kind since the 2007–2008 strike fifteen years prior.

The Hollywood Reporter reported that the WGA had set some prospective rules for writers during the strike. The Writers Guild stated that "writers cannot do any writing, revising, pitching, or discussing future projects with companies that are members of the AMPTP."{{Cite web |last1=Kilkenny |first1=Katie |last2=Piña |first2=Christy |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Writers Guild Issues Rules for Potential Strike: Writing, Pitching and Negotiating for Work Are Barred |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-issues-rules-potential-strike-1235402387/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427013827/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-issues-rules-potential-strike-1235402387/ |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}

The Writers Guild also stated that fiction podcasts that are produced by companies against which the Guild and its members are striking must stop production. The Guild said that they hoped that writers of animated series not covered by the Writers Guild but by the Animation Guild would seek advice from the Writers Guild on whether or not their work as a writer was counter to the activities of the strike and, if so, to cease such work for the duration of the strike. The Guild noted that while they cannot punish non-Guild writers who write for companies against which the union is striking, they promise to bar such writers from future Guild membership.

The WGA instructed members to begin picketing on May 2, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PDT. Some places that the WGA has picketed include AMC Networks, Amazon/Culver Studios, MGM, CBS Radford, CBS Television City, Disney, 20th Century Studios, Lionsgate, Starz, Netflix, Paramount, MTV, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros. (including its Burbank division), 30 Rock/NBCUniversal, Broadway Stages, HBO, Silvercup Studios, Steiner Studios, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront.{{Cite web |last1=Robb |first1=David |last2=Tapp |first2=Tom |date=May 1, 2023 |title=WGA Strike Picket Line Locations List And Times Set For Los Angeles & New York – Update |url=https://deadline.com/feature/wga-strike-picket-locations-list-1235352229/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502031455/https://deadline.com/feature/wga-strike-picket-locations-list-1235352229/ |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}

During the strike, the WGA instructed writers facing financial hardship due to the strike to apply to the Entertainment Community Fund. The Entertainment Community Fund helps people in the entertainment industry with financial trouble find affordable housing and maintain health care and senior care coverage. On May 10, 2023, it was reported that writers had pledged $1.7 million to the Entertainment Community Fund. Among the prominent donors were showrunners and producers J. J. Abrams, Greg Berlanti, Adam McKay, Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes, Michael Schur, and John Wells.{{Cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=May 10, 2023 |title=J.J. Abrams, Shonda Rhimes and Adam McKay Lead Donations for $1.7 Million Strike Relief Fund |url=https://www.thewrap.com/wga-strike-relief-entertainment-community-fund/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519222158/https://www.thewrap.com/wga-strike-relief-entertainment-community-fund/ |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=May 19, 2023 |website=TheWrap |publisher=The Wrap News Inc.}}{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2023 |title=SAG-AFTRA Congratulates WGA On Tentative Deal, Urges Studios To Return To Table With Actors |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/sag-aftra-congratulates-wga-1235554206/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925032713/https://deadline.com/2023/09/sag-aftra-congratulates-wga-1235554206/ |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=September 25, 2023 |publisher=Deadline}}

On June 7 and 8, 2023, picketing in the Northeast (namely in New York) was paused due to poor air quality from the 2023 Canadian wildfires. Strike activity resumed on the 9th when air quality improved.{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=June 7, 2023 |title=WGA East Cancels All NYC Picketing For Rest Of The Week Due To Record Unhealthy Air Quality – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/writers-strike-nyc-air-quality-fires-wga-east-cancels-picketing-1235410764/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611030950/https://deadline.com/2023/06/writers-strike-nyc-air-quality-fires-wga-east-cancels-picketing-1235410764/ |archive-date=June 11, 2023 |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

On June 9, 2023, Lionsgate suspended BMF line producer Ian Woolf following an altercation with striking writers who were picketing outside of BMF{{'s}} production headquarters. According to first-hand accounts from writers Gabriel Alejandro Garza and Tom Smuts, Woolf attempted to intimidate Garza and Brian Egeston, who were picketing on the sidewalk next to the studio's entrance, by accelerating his car towards them and stopping just short of hitting them. After first claiming that he did not see them, Woolf later admitted to trying to scare them. According to Smuts, Woolf later unsuccessfully tried to convince Teamsters Local 728 to cross picket lines, but they refused. Lionsgate released a statement saying, "We take acts of intimidation and threats of violence seriously and investigate them thoroughly... As we continue to investigate, we have sent home the individual involved." The WGA also released a statement, which read, "Workers should not be threatened with physical harm when exercising their right to publicly protest and picket against unfair wages and working conditions."{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=June 9, 2023 |title=BMF Producer Suspended by Studio After Incident With Striking Writers |url=https://tvline.com/news/bmf-producer-suspended-wga-picket-line-intimidation-suv-1234997757/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609165859/https://tvline.com/news/bmf-producer-suspended-wga-picket-line-intimidation-suv-1234997757/ |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=TVLine}}{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=June 9, 2023 |title='BMF' Producer Accused of Threatening Striking Writers With His Vehicle Suspended |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bmf-producer-suspended-lionsgate-drove-at-striking-writers-1235511085/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725095429/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bmf-producer-suspended-lionsgate-drove-at-striking-writers-1235511085/ |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

On July 12, 2023, Deadline Hollywood reported that the AMPTP and the major Hollywood studios did not plan to return to negotiations with the WGA until late October 2023 at the earliest. The studio executives who anonymously spoke with Deadline stated that by October, many writers would be financially strained to the point where they would lose their housing, which they believed would allow them to be in a better position to dictate the terms of any new deal. Representatives for the AMPTP distanced themselves from the anonymous sources, claiming they remained committed to signing a deal as soon as possible.{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Hollywood Studios' WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks In Fall |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719125023/https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/ |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

On August 1, 2023, the WGA announced that it would meet with the AMPTP on the following Friday to discuss negotiations regarding the strike. The location of the meeting was not disclosed. A spokesman for the AMPTP, speaking in relation to the strikes of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, said, "we remain committed to finding a path to mutually beneficial deals with both unions."{{Cite web |last=Kilkenny |first=Katie |date=August 1, 2023 |title=Writers Guild to Meet With Studios, Streamers on August 4 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wga-amptp-meeting-august-4-1235524821/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802093222/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wga-amptp-meeting-august-4-1235524821/ |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last1=Maddaus |first1=Gene |last2=Littleton |first2=Cynthia |date=August 1, 2023 |title=Writers Strike: AMPTP, WGA Set Meeting to Discuss Resuming Long-Stalled Contract Talks |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-carol-lombardini-ellen-stutzman-wga-1235685400/ |url-status=live |magazine=Variety |language=en |issn=0042-2738 |oclc=810134503 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810095954/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-carol-lombardini-ellen-stutzman-wga-1235685400/ |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=August 15, 2023}} Both parties met on August 4, 2023, but no agreement was reached.{{Cite news |last=Chmielewski |first=Dawn |date=August 5, 2023 |title=No agreement between striking Hollywood writers, studios on resuming talks, WGA says |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/striking-hollywood-writers-studios-meet-discuss-resuming-talks-2023-08-04/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804233900/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/striking-hollywood-writers-studios-meet-discuss-resuming-talks-2023-08-04/ |archive-date=August 4, 2023}}

On August 10, 2023, the AMPTP and the WGA agreed to resume contract negotiations, with the first meeting set for August 11.{{Cite web |last=Maddeus |first=Gene |date=August 10, 2023 |title=WGA Negotiations to Resume on Friday with Studio Response to Guild Proposals |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-negotiations-resume-friday-amptp-1235693425/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810192022/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-negotiations-resume-friday-amptp-1235693425/ |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=Variety}} After that meeting, the Writers Guild sent a note to its 11,500 members saying the AMPTP had indicated a willingness to make concessions in some areas, including finding ways to safeguard writers from artificial intelligence technology. The note added, however, that the AMPTP had said studios "were not willing to engage" on other Writers Guild proposals, including success-based residual payments from streaming services. The note said guild leaders would not return to negotiations until studios were willing to engage on all proposals.{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Brooks |last2=Koblin |first2=John |date=August 10, 2023 |title=Striking Writers and Studios Agree to Restart Negotiations |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/business/media/writers-strike-movies-television.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812012337/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/business/media/writers-strike-movies-television.html |archive-date=August 12, 2023}} Later on the same day the WGA sent a message to members saying that they had received a counterproposal and were evaluating it.{{Cite news |last=Robb |first=David |date=August 11, 2023 |title=AMPTP Makes Counterproposal To WGA; Negotiations Recess But Will Resume Next Week |language=en |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/writers-strike-talks-continue-1235460087/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812200419/https://deadline.com/2023/08/writers-strike-talks-continue-1235460087/ |archive-date=August 12, 2023}}

On August 21, 2023, picketing was canceled in Los Angeles due to Hurricane Hilary.{{Cite web |last=Roe |first=Mike |date=August 18, 2023 |title=WGA and SAG-AFTRA Cancel Monday Strike Pickets Ahead of Tropical Storm Hitting Los Angeles |url=https://www.thewrap.com/wga-and-sag-aftra-cancel-monday-strike-pickets-hurricane-hilary-tropical-storm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819152343/https://www.thewrap.com/wga-and-sag-aftra-cancel-monday-strike-pickets-hurricane-hilary-tropical-storm/ |archive-date=August 19, 2023 |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=The Wrap}} The union, meanwhile, remained relatively silent beyond the message of August 18, 2023: "Everybody is trying to step up and make a resolution," one executive told THR. "There's more positive momentum this week than last."{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2023 |title=Writers Strike Studios Latest Offer Talks Resume Next Week |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-studios-latest-offer-talks-resume-next-week-1235570471/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819050926/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-studios-latest-offer-talks-resume-next-week-1235570471/ |archive-date=August 19, 2023 |access-date=August 18, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} On August 22, 2023, AMPTP presented a proposal suggesting rules for AI content,*{{Cite web |last=Quach |first=Katyanna |title=Hollywood studios suggest rules for AI content |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/24/hollywood_tv_and_film_studios/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827085208/https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/24/hollywood_tv_and_film_studios/ |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=theregister.com |language=en}}

• [https://labor.amptp.org/sites/labor.amptp.org/files/AMPTP%20Press%20Release%202023%2008%2022.pdf AMPTP Press Release 2023-08-22] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823200650/https://labor.amptp.org/sites/labor.amptp.org/files/AMPTP%20Press%20Release%202023%2008%2022.pdf |date=August 23, 2023 }} but talks between the studios and the writers remained at a stalemate until late September.{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=August 25, 2023 |title=Talks Between Writers, Studios at a Standstill After Week of Trading Barbs |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/writers-studios-standstill-1235575169/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830223633/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/writers-studios-standstill-1235575169/ |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} On August 30,{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=August 31, 2023 |title=California State Treasurer Tells Media CEOs To "Return To Negotiations, Work Toward Fair Deal With Writers And Actors" |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/california-treasurer-amptp-writers-actors-strike-1235533288/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831234223/https://deadline.com/2023/08/california-treasurer-amptp-writers-actors-strike-1235533288/ |archive-date=August 31, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} California State Treasurer Fiona Ma sent letters{{Cite web |last=Ma |first=Fiona |date=August 31, 2023 |title=Re:Urgent Appeal to End Entertainment Industry Strikes |url=https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Netflix-ICON-Letter-8-30-23.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903040853/https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Netflix-ICON-Letter-8-30-23.pdf |archive-date=September 3, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} to Netflix, The Walt Disney Company, Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery, Apple Inc., Paramount Global and Amazon, telling them to return to negotiations and settle the strikes. She states that the impact of the strikes "paralyzes Hollywood and reverberates across the state, affecting countless businesses, thousands of pension fund beneficiaries, and millions of Californians."{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2023 |title=State Treasurer Urges Studios to Bargaining Table with WGA, SAG-AFTRA |url=https://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2023/08/31/state-treasurer-urges-studios-to-bargaining-table-with-wga-sag-aftra/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831215408/https://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2023/08/31/state-treasurer-urges-studios-to-bargaining-table-with-wga-sag-aftra/ |archive-date=August 31, 2023 |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=MyNewsLa}}

On September 6, Warner Bros. suspended deals with Mindy Kaling, J. J. Abrams, Greg Berlanti, and Bill Lawrence. It had announced the day before that the strikes would impact its 2023 earnings by $500 million.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=September 7, 2023 |title=Warner Bros. Suspends Deals With Top Show Creators |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/business/media/warner-bros-writers-deals-suspended.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907210307/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/business/media/warner-bros-writers-deals-suspended.html |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |access-date=September 7, 2023 |work=The New York Times}}

On September 8, the WGA released a statement claiming that there are member companies that have shown a "desire and willingness to negotiate an agreement that adequately addresses writers' issues... [and who] have said they are willing to negotiate on proposals that the AMPTP has presented to the public as deal breakers," and that they have asked them to leave the AMPTP in order to negotiate independently with the WGA.{{Cite web |last=Kilkenny |first=Kate |date=September 8, 2023 |title=Writers Guild Suggests Studios Should Split From Streamers In Latest Update on AMPTP Standoff |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-update-union-studios-break-off-amptp-1235585993/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909023046/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-update-union-studios-break-off-amptp-1235585993/ |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |date=September 8, 2023 |title=WGA: Studios Should Soften Stance or Break Away From 'Broken AMPTP Model' to End Strike |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-broken-amptp-model-end-strike-1235718227/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908230423/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-broken-amptp-model-end-strike-1235718227/ |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=Robb |first=David |date=September 8, 2023 |title=WGA Tells Members That Several Companies Have Privately Expressed "Desire & Willingness" To Negotiate A Deal To End Writers Strike |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-contract-talks-latest-1235541351/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908230434/https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-contract-talks-latest-1235541351/ |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |access-date=September 8, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} A few hours later, the AMPTP released a statement refuting that claim, saying, "The AMPTP member companies are aligned and are negotiating together to reach a resolution. Any suggestion to the contrary is false."{{Cite web |last1=Maddaus |first1=Gene |last2=Littleton |first2=Cynthia |date=September 8, 2023 |title=AMPTP Says Studios Are 'Aligned' and Pushes WGA to Respond to Latest Offer |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/amptp-studios-aligned-wga-strike-1235718396/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909032912/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/amptp-studios-aligned-wga-strike-1235718396/ |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=Robb |first=David |date=September 8, 2023 |title=AMPTP Calls WGA's Claims Of Division In Studio Ranks False, Says "Member Companies Are Aligned" |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-amptp-response-studio-divisions-false-1235541537/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909112046/https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-amptp-response-studio-divisions-false-1235541537/ |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

On September 11, 2023, The Drew Barrymore Show resumed episodes without writers and was picketed by guild members. Two audience members were turned away for wearing WGA pins.{{Cite web |last=Huston |first=Caitlin |date=September 11, 2023 |title='Drew Barrymore Show' Audience Members Say They Were Kicked Out for Writers Guild Support Amid Picket |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/drew-barrymore-show-audience-kicked-out-1235587064/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911165907/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/drew-barrymore-show-audience-kicked-out-1235587064/ |archive-date=September 11, 2023 |access-date=September 11, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Barrymore would be removed as host of the upcoming 74th National Book Awards the following day.{{Cite web |last=Dev |first=S. |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after bringing show back during strikes – CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drew-barrymore-national-book-awards-host-dropped/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913083746/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drew-barrymore-national-book-awards-host-dropped/ |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Italie |first=Hillel |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after her talk show resumes during strike |url=https://apnews.com/article/national-book-awards-drop-drew-barrymore-strikes-4f2f4f64ed8703a2415a83b83f965616 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912231254/https://apnews.com/article/national-book-awards-drop-drew-barrymore-strikes-4f2f4f64ed8703a2415a83b83f965616 |archive-date=September 12, 2023 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Toni |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Why 2023 National Book Awards Dropped Host Drew Barrymore |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2023/09/12/why-2023-national-book-awards-dropped-host-drew-barrymore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913112159/https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2023/09/12/why-2023-national-book-awards-dropped-host-drew-barrymore/ |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en}} On September 17, Barrymore changed her decision and announced that the show would remain on hiatus while the strike was ongoing.{{Cite web |last=Batey |first=Eve |date=September 17, 2023 |title=Drew Barrymore Shutting Down Show Until End Of WGA Strike |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/drew-barrymore-show-paused-wga-strike |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918021759/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/drew-barrymore-show-paused-wga-strike |archive-date=September 18, 2023 |access-date=September 17, 2023 |website=Vanity Fair}}

On September 12, in an interview with TheWrap, a studio executive said that "the showrunners are quite pissed [...] they are mad at the guilds and feel that they are not responding to the studios' offer. Now even the higher-paid members of the guild are expressing concern over the inability to end the strike."{{Cite web |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |date=September 12, 2023 |title=WGA Sets Rescheduled Meeting With Kenya Barris, Noah Hawley and Other Showrunners |url=https://www.thewrap.com/hollywood-strike-wga-showrunners-meeting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913083745/https://www.thewrap.com/hollywood-strike-wga-showrunners-meeting/ |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |access-date=September 12, 2023 |publisher=TheWrap}} In addition, while there were plans for a meeting between the WGA and top showrunners on September 15,{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Writers Guild to Meet With Showrunners on Friday as Strike Enters 20th Week |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/writers-guild-to-meet-with-showrunners-on-friday-as-strike-enters-20th-week-1235588699/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913093720/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/writers-guild-to-meet-with-showrunners-on-friday-as-strike-enters-20th-week-1235588699/ |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} the meeting was cancelled on that day due to plans for an upcoming meeting between the WGA and AMPTP the following week.{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=September 15, 2023 |title=Writers Guild Meeting With Top Showrunners Canceled as Negotiations Poised to Resume |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/writers-guild-meeting-with-top-showrunners-canceled-as-negotiations-poised-to-resume-1235591855/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915200112/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/writers-guild-meeting-with-top-showrunners-canceled-as-negotiations-poised-to-resume-1235591855/ |archive-date=September 15, 2023 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}

On September 13, American comedian and political commentator Bill Maher announced on Twitter that he will resume production of his show Real Time with Bill Maher.{{Cite web |last=Knolle |first=Sharon |date=September 13, 2023 |title='Real Time With Bill Maher' to Return Without Writers: 'Time to Bring People Back to Work' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/real-time-with-bill-maher-returning-wga-strike/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914104510/https://www.thewrap.com/real-time-with-bill-maher-returning-wga-strike/ |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=September 13, 2023 |publisher=TheWrap}} However, on September 18, Maher changed his mind, stating: "My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike. Now that both sides have agreed to go back to the negotiating table I'm going to delay the return of Real Time, for now, and hope they can finally get this done."{{Cite web |last=Knolle |first=Sharon |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Bill Maher Postpones Return Of HBO's 'Real Time' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/bill-maher-delays-return-real-time-hbo-writers-strike-1235549606/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918163520/https://deadline.com/2023/09/bill-maher-delays-return-real-time-hbo-writers-strike-1235549606/ |archive-date=September 18, 2023 |access-date=September 18, 2023 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}} Earlier in September, he suggested that the Governor of California Gavin Newsom should help end the strike.{{Cite web |last=Melber |first=Ari |date=September 7, 2023 |title=Bill Maher calls out Amazon, says CA Gov. Newsom must fix Hollywood strike |url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/bill-maher-calls-out-amazon-says-ca-gov-newsom-must-fix-hollywood-strike-192472133668 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908084033/https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/bill-maher-calls-out-amazon-says-ca-gov-newsom-must-fix-hollywood-strike-192472133668 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |access-date=September 7, 2023 |website=MSNBC}}

On September 14, the AMPTP said that the WGA met with them the previous day and agreed to restart negotiations the following week. A few minutes after the news, the WGA confirmed this.{{Cite web |last=Kilkenny |first=Katie |date=September 14, 2023 |title=Studios Claim Writers Guild Negotiations Could Restart Next Week |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studios-claim-writers-guild-negotiations-1235591353/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915003535/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studios-claim-writers-guild-negotiations-1235591353/ |archive-date=September 15, 2023 |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Four days later, it was announced that the union and studios would resume negotiations on September 20{{Cite web |last=Kilkenny |first=Katie |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Writers Guild Says Negotiations Set to Resume Wednesday |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-negotiations-resume-wednesday-1235592919/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918175551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-negotiations-resume-wednesday-1235592919/ |archive-date=September 18, 2023 |access-date=September 18, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} with studio CEOs David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery), Bob Bakish (Paramount), Bob Iger (Disney), Donna Langley (NBCUniversal), and Ted Sarandos (Netflix).{{Cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |last2=Kilkenny |first2=Katie |date=September 20, 2023 |title=Studio CEOs Attend Latest Writers Guild Bargaining Session |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-studio-ceos-attend-bargaining-session-1235595081/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920233233/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-studio-ceos-attend-bargaining-session-1235595081/ |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |access-date=September 20, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=September 20, 2023 |title=WGA & AMPTP Talks "Encouraging" Today; More Negotiations Set For Tomorrow |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-more-talks-set-1235551840/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921004617/https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-more-talks-set-1235551840/ |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |access-date=September 20, 2023 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}} This meeting was followed by more meetings on September 21,{{Cite web |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |date=September 21, 2023 |title=CEOs Return to WGA Talks as Some Movement Seen Toward a Deal |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-ceo-talks-movement-deal-1235731476/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921194509/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-ceo-talks-movement-deal-1235731476/ |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=September 21, 2023 |title=WGA's Second Day Of Sit-Down With Studio CEOs Ends; More "Progress" Made |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-talks-progress-studios-1235553025/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922011009/https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-talks-progress-studios-1235553025/ |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |access-date=September 21, 2023 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=September 22, 2023 |title=WGA & Studio CEOs To Meet Again Friday; Guild Urges Members To Get Out On Picket Lines In Force |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-new-talks-set-studios-1235553495/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922150655/https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-new-talks-set-studios-1235553495/ |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |access-date=September 22, 2023 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}} 22,{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=September 22, 2023 |title=No Deal Yet Between WGA & Studio CEOs; Weekend Negotiations Likely |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-no-deal-talks-continue-1235554165/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923041233/https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-no-deal-talks-continue-1235554165/ |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |access-date=September 22, 2023 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}} and 23.{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=September 23, 2023 |title=WGA And Studios Set Sunday Meeting With Deal Not Finalized Yet |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/hollywood-strike-writers-guild-deal-not-done-yet-1235554550/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924045504/https://deadline.com/2023/09/hollywood-strike-writers-guild-deal-not-done-yet-1235554550/ |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |access-date=September 23, 2023 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |last2=Donnelly |first2=Matt |date=September 23, 2023 |title=WGA, AMPTP to Meet Sunday After Guild Presented With 'Best and Final' Offer |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-wga-amptp-contract-talks-2-1235733340/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924045646/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-wga-amptp-contract-talks-2-1235733340/ |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Finally, the writers and the studios reached a tentative agreement on September 24,{{Cite web |last=Kilkenny |first=Katie |date=September 24, 2023 |title=Writers Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios and Streamers, Union Tells Strike Captains |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-deal-reached-studios-end-of-strike-1235403981/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925022607/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-deal-reached-studios-end-of-strike-1235403981/ |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Robb |first=David |date=September 24, 2023 |title=It's A Deal! WGA & AMPTP Reach Tentative Agreement To End Writers Strike |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-deal-wga-studios-1235551531/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925022439/https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-deal-wga-studios-1235551531/ |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=September 24, 2023 |website=Deadline}} and on September 26, following a vote, the union leadership announced that the strike would officially end. The strike ended on September 27 at 12:01 a.m. PDT.{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/24/23888673/wga-strike-end-sag-aftra-contract|magazine=Vox|title=The Hollywood writers' strike is over — and they won big|author=Wilkinson, Alissa; Stewart Emily Stewart|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=September 28, 2023|access-date=October 3, 2023|archive-date=September 28, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230928214616/https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/24/23888673/wga-strike-end-sag-aftra-contract}}

On October 9, the WGA membership officially ratified the deal,{{Cite web |title=What We Won |url=https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/what-we-won |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.wgacontract2023.org |language=en |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110201552/https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/what-we-won |url-status=live }} with 99% of WGA members voting in favor of the new contract.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/writers-strike-deal-approved-ratification-vote-1235567930/|title=It's Official: WGA Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New Three-Year Deal With Studios|access-date=2023-10-09|last=White|first=Peter|date=2023-10-09|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113033838/https://deadline.com/2023/10/writers-strike-deal-approved-ratification-vote-1235567930/|url-status=live}}

The WGA announced the members of its negotiating committee in November 2022, with David Young as chief negotiator.{{Cite web |last=Hopkinson |first=Bob |date=November 7, 2022 |title=WGA Announces 2023 MBA Negotiating Committee |url=https://www.wga.org/news-events/news/press/wga-announces-2023-mba-negotiating-committee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207195525/https://www.wga.org/news-events/news/press/wga-announces-2023-mba-negotiating-committee |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=WGA West}} In February 2023, Ellen Stutzman took over as the chief negotiator of the WGA.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 28, 2023 |title=WGAW Executive Director David Young Goes On Medical Leave; Ellen Stutzman To Serve As Chief Negotiator With AMPTP |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/wgaw-executive-director-david-young-medical-leave-ellen-stutzman-chief-negotiator-amptp-1235275002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609083957/https://deadline.com/2023/02/wgaw-executive-director-david-young-medical-leave-ellen-stutzman-chief-negotiator-amptp-1235275002/ |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

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• John August
• Angelina Burnett
• Kay Cannon
• Yahlin Chang
• Robb Chavis
• Adam Conover
• Travis Donnelly
• Ashley Gable
• David A. Goodman (co-chair)
• Hallie Haglund
• Eric Haywood
• Eric Heisserer
• Greg Iwinski
• Chris Keyser (co-chair)
• Luvh Rakhe
• Erica Saleh
• Danielle Sanchez-Witzel
• James Schamus
• Tom Schulman
• Michael Schur
• David Shore
• David Simon
• Patric Verrone
• Nicole Yorkin

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{{Main|List of productions impacted by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike}}

Many films, television programs, and podcasts were affected by the strike; some continued production without writers, while others were paused or completely shut down. Unaffected projects were either already written before May 2, were largely unscripted, or relied on non-union staff.{{Cite magazine |last1=Earl |first1=William |last2=Woerner |first2=Meredith |date=May 2, 2023 |title=All the TV Shows and Movies Affected by the WGA Writers Strike (Updating) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/tv-shows-movies-affected-wga-writers-strike-2023-1235601094/ |url-status=live |magazine=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503003731/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/tv-shows-movies-affected-wga-writers-strike-2023-1235601094/ |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=May 2, 2023 |title=TV Shows Affected By The WGA Strike: 'Night Court', 'Cobra Kai', 'Yellowjackets', 'Abbott Elementary', More – Update |url=https://deadline.com/feature/writers-strike-tv-shows-affected-cobra-kai-yellowjackets-abbott-elementary-1235354256/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503004620/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-tv-shows-affected-cobra-kai-yellowjackets-abbott-elementary-1235354256/ |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

Other projects with completed scripts were postponed or canceled due to the union's use of picket lines to disrupt those productions.{{Cite web |first1=Aaron|last1=Couch |first2=Katie |last2=Kilkenny |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Aziz Ansari's 'Good Fortune' Suspended Indefinitely Amid Writer's Strike (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/aziz-ansaris-good-fortune-suspended-1235496510/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519191701/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/aziz-ansaris-good-fortune-suspended-1235496510/ |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=May 19, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and executive vice president Ben Whitehair picketed with the WGA in May.{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=May 8, 2023 |title=SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Joins WGA Picket Lines; WGAW Boss Meredith Stiehm Says "Haven't Heard From AMPTP, Imagine We Won't For A While" |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-fran-drescher-picket-lines-wga-west-president-comments-1235360008/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719124939/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-fran-drescher-picket-lines-wga-west-president-comments-1235360008/ |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} A significant number of other actors also joined the picket lines or otherwise expressed support for the WGA strike.See such as:

• {{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Zoe |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Celebrities Are Standing With the Picketers |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/writers-strike-2023-celebrities-support.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503180937/https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/writers-strike-2023-celebrities-support.html |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}
• {{cite web|last=Saad|first=Nardine|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-05-02/writers-strike-2023-reactions|title=Fallon, more react to WGA strike: 'I wouldn't have a show if it wasn't for my writers'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 2, 2023|access-date=May 3, 2023}}
• {{cite web|last=Pascale|first=Anthony|url=https://trekmovie.com/2023/05/02/how-the-writers-strike-could-impact-star-trek/|title=How The Writers Strike Could Impact Star Trek|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 2, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2023|archive-date=May 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504015612/https://trekmovie.com/2023/05/02/how-the-writers-strike-could-impact-star-trek/|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Zoe |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Celebrities Are Standing With the Picketers |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/writers-strike-2023-celebrities-support.html |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524140119/https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/writers-strike-2023-celebrities-support.html |url-status=live }}
• {{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/gallery/wga-strike-picket-lines-photos-stars-writers-signs/celebrity-sightings-in-new-york-city-may-3-2023-2/|title= WGA Stake Photos: Stars, Writers & Their Supporters On The Picket Line – Deadline|last= Tapp|first= Tom|date= May 2, 2023|website= Deadline|access-date= May 4, 2023|archive-date= July 19, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230719124938/https://deadline.com/gallery/wga-strike-picket-lines-photos-stars-writers-signs/celebrity-sightings-in-new-york-city-may-3-2023-2/|url-status= live}}
• {{Cite web |last1=Piccoli |first1=Sean |last2=Cordero |first2=Rosy |last3=Campione |first3=Katie |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Dispatches From WGA Picket Lines Day 2: 'SNL's Bowen Yang, Krista Vernoff, Michael Schur, Cynthia Nixon Among Those Marching To Support Writers Strike |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-picket-lines-day-2-bowen-yang-krista-vernoff-michael-schur-cynthia-nixon-1235355219/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503203210/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-picket-lines-day-2-bowen-yang-krista-vernoff-michael-schur-cynthia-nixon-1235355219/ |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/05/writers-strike-all-of-the-productions-shutting-down|website=Vanity Fair|access-date=May 4, 2023|date=May 4, 2023|last=Walsh|first=Savannah|title=Writers Strike: All of the Productions Shutting Down, From Abbott Elementary to Yellowjackets|archive-date=July 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719124935/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/05/writers-strike-all-of-the-productions-shutting-down|url-status=live}}
• {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-day-3-police-presence-alex-borstein-gina-prince-bythewood-1235356287/|title=Dispatches From The WGA Picket Line Day 3: Reaction To Wednesday Town Halls, Alex Borstein "Will Slay For Fair Pay", Gina Prince-Bythewood, Low-Key LAPD Presence|last1=Patten|first1=Dominic|first2=Katie|last2=Campione|last3=Cordero|first3=Rosy|last4=Shilstone|first4=Scott|last5=Grobar|first5=Matt|date=May 4, 2023|website=Deadline|access-date=May 4, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504214940/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-day-3-police-presence-alex-borstein-gina-prince-bythewood-1235356287/|archive-date=May 4, 2023}}
• {{Cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |last2=Porter |first2=Rick |date=May 5, 2023 |title='Ted Lasso' Creators and Stars on Chances for More Guild Strikes: "I've Got Two Hands for Two Signs" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ted-lasso-jason-sudeikis-brendan-hunt-writers-strike-1235480998/ |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719125504/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ted-lasso-jason-sudeikis-brendan-hunt-writers-strike-1235480998/ |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web |last=Wenger |first=Stephanie |date=May 5, 2023 |title=Pete Davidson, Cynthia Nixon and More Stand in Solidarity with the Writers' Strike |url=https://people.com/tv/rob-lowe-aidy-bryant-more-stars-support-wga-strike-2023/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=People |language=en |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519141451/https://people.com/tv/rob-lowe-aidy-bryant-more-stars-support-wga-strike-2023/ |url-status=live }}
• {{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/tina-fey-seth-meyers-fred-armisen-picket-line-silvercup-studios-1235360733/ |title='SNL' Alums Tina Fey, Seth Meyers & Fred Armisen Join WGA Picket Line At Silvercup Studios |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 9, 2023 |access-date=May 11, 2023 |author1=Rice, Lynette |author2=Patten, Dominic |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719125534/https://deadline.com/2023/05/tina-fey-seth-meyers-fred-armisen-picket-line-silvercup-studios-1235360733/ |url-status=live }}
• {{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-bob-odenkirk-mandy-patinkin-picket-line-wga-support-1235362209/ |title=As You Wish: Mandy Patinkin Picket Sign Invokes 'Princess Bride' As He & Bob Odenkirk Support WGA Strike |last=Piccoli |first=Sean |website=Deadline |date=May 10, 2023 |accessdate=May 11, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510221907/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-bob-odenkirk-mandy-patinkin-picket-line-wga-support-1235362209/ |archivedate=May 10, 2023 |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Seth MacFarlane & Showrunners Exit 'Family Guy' & 'American Dad' Until Striking WGA Gets New Contract |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-seth-macfarlane-exits-family-guy-american-dad-wga-showrunners-1235365362/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512210742/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-seth-macfarlane-exits-family-guy-american-dad-wga-showrunners-1235365362/ |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web |last1=Piccoli |first1=Sean |last2=White |first2=Peter |date=May 15, 2023 |title=Dispatches From WGA Picket Lines Day 14: Neil Gaiman, Jordan Klepper & Dave Foley Among 200 Writers Picketing NBCUniversal Upfronts |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-dispatches-neil-gaiman-amp-others-hit-nbcuniversal-upfronts-in-new-york-1235367170/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601075022/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-dispatches-neil-gaiman-amp-others-hit-nbcuniversal-upfronts-in-new-york-1235367170/ |url-status=live }}
• {{Cite web |last1=Complex |first1=Valerie |last2=Cordero |first2=Rosy |last3=Grobar |first3=Matt |last4=Tapp |first4=Tom |date=May 18, 2023 |title=Dispatches From The WGA Picket Lines, Day 17: Star-Studded Turnout Includes Jason Sudeikis, Zoe Kazan, Gina Gershon, Richard LaGravenese & Flavor Flav, Who Brought Pizza & Music |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/wga-strike-picket-lines-jason-sudiekis-zoe-kazan-gina-gershon-flavor-flav-1235372387/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523062349/https://deadline.com/2023/05/wga-strike-picket-lines-jason-sudiekis-zoe-kazan-gina-gershon-flavor-flav-1235372387/ |url-status=live }}

Drew Barrymore withdrew from hosting the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards in support of the WGA strike, and Jennifer Coolidge, Joseph Quinn, and Pedro Pascal expressed support for the strike in their pre-recorded speeches during the ceremony.{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Drew Barrymore Pulls Out of Hosting MTV Movie & TV Awards in Support of Writers Strike, Plans 2024 Return (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymore-mtv-movie-tv-awards-writers-strike-1235603357/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504191641/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymore-mtv-movie-tv-awards-writers-strike-1235603357/ |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |access-date=May 4, 2023 |website=Variety}} Seth Meyers spoke in support of the strike during the "Corrections" segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers a few days before the strike began.{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=April 30, 2023 |title=Seth Meyers Speaks in Solidarity With WGA: 'If You Don't See Me Here Next Week, Know That It's Something That's Not Done Lightly' (Video) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/seth-meyers-wga-strike-comments/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719125437/https://www.thewrap.com/seth-meyers-wga-strike-comments/ |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=TheWrap}} Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik similarly left during the show's last week of filming (for season 39), though production continued with Ken Jennings as host.{{Cite web |last=Peter White |date=May 11, 2023 |title=Jeopardy!: Mayim Bialik Leaves Final Week Of Filming In Solidarity With Writers But Production Continues |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-jeopardy-mayim-bialik-1235359858/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511154030/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-jeopardy-mayim-bialik-1235359858/ |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} The strike was also discussed at the Cannes Film Festival press conferences, with Sean Penn, Ethan Hawke, Paul Dano, and Kathleen Kennedy expressing their support.{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, says AI dispute is 'a human obscenity' at Cannes Film Festival |url=https://apnews.com/article/sean-penn-cannes-film-festival-wga-strike-ai-02e4cdfecc2a62af4176a865ea9107d0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519170241/https://apnews.com/article/sean-penn-cannes-film-festival-wga-strike-ai-02e4cdfecc2a62af4176a865ea9107d0 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=May 19, 2023 |website=AP News}} Snoop Dogg spoke in support of the strike during a panel at the Milken Institute and drew parallels with payout conflicts between music artists and music streaming platforms.{{Cite news |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=May 9, 2023 |title=Snoop Dogg Speaks Out In Support Of Writers Strike |language=en |work=Stereogum |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2223089/snoop-dogg-speaks-out-in-support-of-writers-strike/news/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719125438/https://www.stereogum.com/2223089/snoop-dogg-speaks-out-in-support-of-writers-strike/news/ |archive-date=July 19, 2023}} Talk show hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver began a limited podcast called Strike Force Five to support their out-of-work staff during the strike.{{Cite news |last=Horton |first=Adrian |date=August 30, 2023 |title=Strike Force Five: what happens when late-night TV hosts make a podcast? |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/30/strike-force-five-late-night-hosts-podcast-fallon-kimmel-colbert |url-status=live |access-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831103817/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/30/strike-force-five-late-night-hosts-podcast-fallon-kimmel-colbert |archive-date=August 31, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}

Several elected officials supported the strike and appeared on their picket lines:

• Konstantine Anthony, Mayor of Burbank, California and SAG-AFTRA member{{Cite web |last=Quinton |first=Gavin |date=May 22, 2023 |title=WGA Strike Grinds Production to a Halt |url=https://burbankleader.outlooknewspapers.com/2023/05/22/wga-strike-grinds-production-to-a-halt/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524224033/https://burbankleader.outlooknewspapers.com/2023/05/22/wga-strike-grinds-production-to-a-halt/ |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=Burbank Leader}}
• Laura Friedman, member of California's 44th State Assembly district
• Adam Schiff, representative from California's 30th congressional district

Both Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass and Governor of California Gavin Newsom offered to help mediate an end to the strikes.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Says She's Ready To "Personally Engage" To Resolve Strikes, Calls WGA-AMPTP Meeting An "Encouraging Development" |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/actors-strike-los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-sag-aftra-wga-1235455321/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807032418/https://deadline.com/2023/08/actors-strike-los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-sag-aftra-wga-1235455321/ |archive-date=August 7, 2023 |access-date=September 7, 2023 |publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last=Beam |first=Adam |date=July 26, 2023 |title=California Gov. Gavin Newsom offers to help negotiate Hollywood strike |url=https://apnews.com/article/california-governor-gavin-newsom-hollywood-strike-df976d34120393b7e1f8be14c874c871 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811144611/https://apnews.com/article/california-governor-gavin-newsom-hollywood-strike-df976d34120393b7e1f8be14c874c871 |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |access-date=September 7, 2023 |publisher=Associated Press}}

In a statement made on April 18, 2023, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) president, Lesli Linka Glatter told the members of the Guild that there is nothing the union could do to force members back to work if a WGA strike were to happen. However, she also noted that if DGA members do not perform their "DGA covered services," they could be let go from their current positions.{{Cite web |last=Kilkenny |first=Katie |date=May 1, 2023 |title=Writers Strike: What Happens if Other Union Workers Refuse to Cross Picket Lines |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-picket-line-1235477002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506000609/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-picket-line-1235477002/ |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}

Ahead of the strike, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 399 issued an advisory to members instructing Teamsters not to strike but informing them that they are protected by the Teamsters contract if they refuse to cross picket lines.{{Cite web |title=Teamsters Local 399 FAQ |url=https://www.ht399.org/app/uploads/2023/05/Teamsters-FAQ-2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502073948/https://www.ht399.org/app/uploads/2023/05/Teamsters-FAQ-2.pdf |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |publisher=Teamsters Local 399}} At a WGA rally on May 3, 2023, Lindsay Dougherty, the leader of Teamsters Local 399, said that while the Teamsters could not strike in solidarity due to a contract in place through 2024, she affirmed that Local 399 would not cross picket lines, saying, "Every single truck that we know of has not crossed."{{Cite news |last=Maddaus |first=Gene |date=May 3, 2023 |title=WGA Holds Solidarity Rally With Teamsters and Other Hollywood Unions: 'We All Feel Pumped, United' |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-strike-lindsay-dougherty-teamsters-dga-1235602975/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504095412/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/wga-strike-lindsay-dougherty-teamsters-dga-1235602975/ |archive-date=May 4, 2023}}

On May 2, 2023, The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 made a statement of support for the Writers Guild and their strike. Along with this statement, they produced a Question and Answer document to help Animation Guild members figure out how the Writers' Strike impacts their ability to maintain solidarity with the members of the Writers Guild.{{Cite web |last=Fay |first=Kim |date=May 2, 2023 |title=WGA STRIKE Q&A |url=https://animationguild.org/wga-strike-qa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506000622/https://animationguild.org/wga-strike-qa/ |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=Union News |publisher=The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839}}

Ahead of the strike, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees president Mathew Loeb informed its members of their rights to honor a picket line and that in many places their contracts "expressly" allow employees to honor lawful picket lines.{{Cite news |last=Kilkenny |first=Katie |date=May 1, 2023 |title=Writers Strike: What Happens if Other Union Workers Refuse to Cross Picket Lines |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-picket-line-1235477002/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506000609/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-strike-picket-line-1235477002/ |archive-date=May 6, 2023}}{{Cite news |last1=Robb |first1=David |last2=Patten |first2=Dominic |date=April 28, 2023 |title=IATSE President Matt Loeb Tells Members They Have "Legal Right" To Honor WGA Picket Lines In Event Of A Strike |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/hollywood-strike-unions-set-rules-crossing-picket-lines-1235341220/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505222554/https://deadline.com/2023/04/hollywood-strike-unions-set-rules-crossing-picket-lines-1235341220/ |archive-date=May 5, 2023}}

On April 30, SAG-AFTRA advised its members that while they should continue working on active projects to avoid breach of contract claims, it encouraged members to show solidarity by walking picket lines during non-working hours and posting on social media. The union also advised writers "You should not write anything normally written by striking WGA writers."

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), based in the United Kingdom, announced its support for the strike and instructed its members to refrain from working on American projects during the duration of the strike.{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=May 2, 2023 |title=UK Writers Guild Expresses Solidarity With WGA & Tells Members Not To Work On U.S. Projects For Strike Duration |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-guild-uk-wggb-solidarity-ban-non-members-1235353404/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502164534/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-guild-uk-wggb-solidarity-ban-non-members-1235353404/ |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} The Australian Writers' Guild, Writers Guild of Canada, Screenwriters Guild of Israel, the Writers Guild of Ireland, and the Writers Guild of Sweden followed suit.{{Cite web |last1=Ntim |first1=Zac |last2=Goldbart |first2=Max |last3=Whittock |first3=Jesse |last4=Goodfellow |first4=Melanie |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Australian & Canadian Guilds Tell Writers To Down Tools In U.S. As International Film & TV Unions React To WGA Strike |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-international-unions-react-tv-and-film-1235353628/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503164951/https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-international-unions-react-tv-and-film-1235353628/ |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}} Solidarity statements in support of the strike were issued by Writers Guild Italia and La Guilde française des scénaristes, although the Guilde stopped short of discouraging members from working on American projects during the strike.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

On May 3, 2023, the second day of the strike, The Walt Disney Company (through its ABC Signature Studios unit) sent a letter written by the studios' Assistant Chief Counsel Bob McPhail on behalf of the executives at Disney to showrunners and all other writer-producers who work for the company, saying that they must report back to work and perform their non-writer duties. Producers are expected to do what are known as "a through h" services, like cutting for time, making small changes to dialogue or narration, and "changes in technical or stage directions."{{Cite web |last1=Lesley |first1=Goldberg |last2=Kilkenny |first2=Katie |date=May 5, 2023 |title=Studios Demand Showrunners Work During Writers Strike |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/disney-demands-showrunners-work-during-writers-strike-wga-1235480879/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505231217/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/disney-demands-showrunners-work-during-writers-strike-wga-1235480879/ |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}

On May 4, 2023, on the Q1 earnings call for Paramount, CEO Bob Bakish addressed the strike, saying that writers were "an essential part of creating content" and that he hoped there could be "a resolution that works for everyone fairly quickly". Bakish also stated that the company had been planning for an extended strike and shared that the company's strategy to outlast the writers' strike is to use its large streaming library located within Paramount+, the upcoming summer movie slate, which will move to the streaming service, and productions that will be completed offshore.{{Cite web |last=Huston |first=Caitlin |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Paramount CEO on Impact of Writers Strike: "Consumers Really Won't Notice Anything for a While" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-ceo-on-writers-strike-consumers-really-wont-notice-anything-for-a-while-1235479690/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506012453/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-ceo-on-writers-strike-consumers-really-wont-notice-anything-for-a-while-1235479690/ |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=May 4, 2023 |title=Bob Bakish Says Paramount Global Is Prepared for Ongoing Writers Strike: 'We Have a Lot in the Can' |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/paramount-global-ceo-writers-strike-1235603147/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504133614/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/paramount-global-ceo-writers-strike-1235603147/ |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=Variety}}

On July 11, 2023, Deadline Hollywood reported that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was seeking to use a "divide and conquer" approach among the different Hollywood unions, including the WGA. The article said that the AMPTP would not negotiate with the WGA until October at the earliest and quoted one studio executive as saying, "The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses."{{Cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |date=July 11, 2023 |title=Hollywood Studios' WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks In Fall |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719125023/https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/ |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} The article and quote received attention and backlash from both Hollywood outlets, such as Entertainment Tonight, and non-Hollywood outlets, such as Vanity Fair and the New York Daily News.{{Cite web |last=Atad |first=Corey |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Hollywood Studio Execs Say 'Endgame' Is To Drag WGA Strike Out Until Writers 'Start Losing Their Apartments' Before Restarting Talks |url=https://etcanada.com/news/1005741/hollywood-studio-execs-say-endgame-is-to-drag-wga-strike-out-until-writers-start-losing-their-apartments-before-restarting-talks/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719125438/https://etcanada.com/news/1005741/hollywood-studio-execs-say-endgame-is-to-drag-wga-strike-out-until-writers-start-losing-their-apartments-before-restarting-talks/ |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=ET Canada}}{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Chris |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Studios Allegedly Won't End Strike Till Writers "Start Losing Their Apartments" |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/studios-allegedly-wont-end-strike-til-writers-start-losing-their-apartments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717201600/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/studios-allegedly-wont-end-strike-til-writers-start-losing-their-apartments |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=Vanity Fair}}{{Cite web |last=Ganz |first=Jami |date=July 12, 2023 |title=WGA slams 'union busting' Deadline article as 'studio propaganda' amid writers strike |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-wga-members-react-deadline-strike-article-20230712-wvuvvqq4czd5ffbau2mha3ra2u-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719125445/https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-wga-members-react-deadline-strike-article-20230712-wvuvvqq4czd5ffbau2mha3ra2u-story.html |archive-date=July 19, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=New York Daily News}} When asked about the guild's demands for staffing minimums and guaranteed employment periods, AMPTP president Carol Lombardini responded by saying that "writers are lucky to have term employment."{{Cite web |last=Thurm |first=Eric |date=May 5, 2023 |title=All About the Writers Strike: What Does the WGA Want and Why Are They Fighting So Hard for it? |url=https://www.gq.com/story/writers-strike-2023-wga-explained |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531044528/https://www.gq.com/story/writers-strike-2023-wga-explained |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}

AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron said of the WGA strike that only a prolonged strike lasting many months would impact the theater chain and that most of the movies to be released in 2023 and 2024 have already been written and even filmed.{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=May 5, 2023 |title=AMC Theatres CEO on Writers Strike Impact: 2023, 2024 Movies "Have Pretty Much Been Written" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amc-theatres-ceo-on-writers-strike-impact-1235480599/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506012559/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amc-theatres-ceo-on-writers-strike-impact-1235480599/ |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO and president David Zaslav said that WBD and other Hollywood studios were "not glad" that the WGA strike had occurred and that the company was working to resolve the strike and compensate writers fairly.{{Cite web |last=Manfredi |first=Lucas |date=May 5, 2023 |title=David Zaslav Says Studios Don't See Writers' Strike as Cost-Saving Opportunity: 'We Are Not Glad' (Video) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/david-zaslav-hollywood-writers-strike-comments-warner-bros-discovery/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230506012640/https://www.thewrap.com/david-zaslav-hollywood-writers-strike-comments-warner-bros-discovery/ |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=TheWrap |publisher=The Wrap News Inc. |quote=We think streaming is going to be very profitable for us. We are unique. We have a lot of scale. We have the largest TV in motion picture library, and we have HBO some of the greatest creatives and we have all of our Discovery content}}

During the strike, several celebrities announced a desire to strikebreak by resuming to film or promote amidst ongoing negotiations. However, they all ultimately changed their minds after public backlash.

• In July 2023, Canadian actor Stephen Amell said he did not support striking at a fan convention, calling the strike a "reductive negotiating tactic" and "myopic".{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=July 31, 2023 |title=Stephen Amell Calls Actors Strike "Myopic" & "A Reductive Negotiating Tactic" |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/actors-strike-stephen-amell-calls-walkout-myopic-1235451908/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925124535/https://deadline.com/2023/07/actors-strike-stephen-amell-calls-walkout-myopic-1235451908/ |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Piña |first=Christy |date=August 1, 2023 |title=Stephen Amell Says He Doesn't Support the Actors Strike: "It Is a Reductive Negotiating Tactic" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/stephen-amell-doesnt-support-actors-strike-1235548352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806020734/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/stephen-amell-doesnt-support-actors-strike-1235548352/ |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} Amell apologized for what he said in a Instagram post{{Cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=August 1, 2023 |title=Stephen Amell Clarifies His "Misinterpreted" Anti-Strike Comments in Lengthy Statement |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stephen-amell-writers-strike-statement-1235548690/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806020803/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stephen-amell-writers-strike-statement-1235548690/ |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} and attended a New York City picket line.{{Cite web |title=Stephen Amell Walks the Picket Line After Backtracking on Comments About 'Frustrating' Actors' Strike |url=https://people.com/stephen-amell-walks-sag-picket-line-after-backtracking-comments-about-frustrating-actors-strike-7642770 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921224956/https://people.com/stephen-amell-walks-sag-picket-line-after-backtracking-comments-about-frustrating-actors-strike-7642770 |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}
• On September 10, 2023, The Drew Barrymore Show announced it would resume filming.{{Cite web |last=Yandoli |first=Krystie Lee |date=September 11, 2023 |title='The Drew Barrymore Show' Finds Itself at the Center of the Strike |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/the-drew-barrymore-show-writers-strike-controversy-explained-1234822749/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912044823/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/the-drew-barrymore-show-writers-strike-controversy-explained-1234822749/ |archive-date=September 12, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} The WGA East condemned the action as violation of the WGA strike rules.{{Cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=September 10, 2023 |title=Drew Barrymore Announces Talk Show Return, Says New Season Will Still Follow WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strike Rules |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymore-talk-show-return-sag-aftra-writers-strike-rules-1235719337/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916110347/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymore-talk-show-return-sag-aftra-writers-strike-rules-1235719337/ |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Variety}} Several days later, Drew Barrymore released on apology video on Instagram, saying, "I deeply apologize to writers. I deeply apologize to unions." Co-head writer of The Drew Barrymore Show, Chelsea White, one of those who picketed the series on September 12, said that when any production covered under WGA comes back "during a strike it undermines our whole group effort to come to a fair contract with the AMPTP."{{Cite web |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=September 15, 2023 |title=Drew Barrymore Apologizes for Bringing Show Back During Strikes: 'Nothing I Can Do Will Make This OK' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/drew-barrymore-apologizes-striking-writers-show-return-1234826334/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916103305/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/drew-barrymore-apologizes-striking-writers-show-return-1234826334/ |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} On September 17, Barrymore said that she would be halting production of the show.
• On September 11, 2023, both The Jennifer Hudson Show and The Talk were reported to be planning to resume filming, with The Talk being confirmed two days later with a rehearsal filmed that same day.{{Cite web |last1=Wagmeister |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Bell |first2=BreAnna |date=2023-09-11 |title='The Jennifer Hudson Show' and 'The Talk' Set to Return Amid WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-talk-return-wga-strike-1235720254/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Hours after it was announced that The Drew Barrymore Show was suspending production, both The Jennifer Hudson Show and The Talk would separately announce that they were suspending production.{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-09-17 |title='The Talk' Postpones Return on CBS, Following Drew Barrymore |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-talk-postpones-return-cbs-strike-1235725821/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-09-17 |title='The Jennifer Hudson Show' Pushes Back Return Amid Writers Strike |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-jennifer-hudson-show-return-postponed-strike-1235725861/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
• On September 13, 2023, Bill Maher announced that Real Time with Bill Maher would resume filming. The WGA condemned the action in a statement, stating "Bill Maher's decision to go back on the air while his Guild is on strike is disappointing. If he goes forward with his plan, he needs to honor more than 'the spirit of the strike'. Bill Maher is obligated as a WGA member to follow the strike rules and not perform any writing services. It is difficult to imagine how Real Time with Bill Maher can go forward without a violation of WGA strike rules taking place. WGA will be picketing this show."{{Cite web |last=Maruf |first=Ramishah |date=September 14, 2023 |title=Bill Maher is returning to air despite the writers' strike |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/14/business/bill-maher-wga-strike/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230917020507/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/14/business/bill-maher-wga-strike/index.html |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=CNN}}{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=September 13, 2023 |title=WGA Calls Bill Maher's Decision To Bring HBO's 'Real Time' Back During Writers Strike "Disappointing", Guild Says It Will Picket Show |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-bill-maher-real-time-wga-disappointing-picket-1235546557/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230917020658/https://deadline.com/2023/09/writers-strike-bill-maher-real-time-wga-disappointing-picket-1235546557/ |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Deadline}} Maher had previously called the demands by the WGA "kooky."{{Cite web |last=Limbong |first=Andrew |date=September 14, 2023 |title=HBO's 'Real Time with Bill Maher' to return during Writers Guild strike |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/09/14/1199454723/hbos-real-time-with-bill-maher-to-return-during-writers-guild-strike |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230914154246/https://www.npr.org/2023/09/14/1199454723/hbos-real-time-with-bill-maher-to-return-during-writers-guild-strike |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=NPR}} On September 18, Maher said that he is going "to delay the return of Real Time, for now."

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• {{Cite web |last=Writers Guild of America West |title=WGA Negotiations—Status as of May 1, 2023 |url=https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/members/member_info/contract-2023/WGA_proposals.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502193622/https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/members/member_info/contract-2023/WGA_proposals.pdf |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=wga.org}}
• {{Cite web |last=McPherson |first=Molly |date=September 27, 2023 |title=The Writers Guild Of America's Tactical Win Over Hollywood Studios |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollymcpherson/2023/09/27/the-writers-guild-of-americas-tactical-win-over-hollywood-studios/?sh=142b52fb4b10 |access-date=September 27, 2023 |work=Forbes}}

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