It looks likely to be a long grind for Hollywood writers who have gone on strike to preserve pay and hang on to job security.
A staff member of the Writers Guild of America, WGAW readies placards at their offices after failed negotiations with studios, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. Late-night shows including The Tonight Show and The Daily Show immediately went dark and screenwriters were set to begin picketing as the Writers Guild went on strike Tuesday after last-minute negotiations failed to avert Hollywood's first work stoppage in 15 years.
“We’ll stay out as long as it takes,” Josh Gad, a writer for shows including “Central Park” and an actor in films including “Frozen," said from the Fox picket line. All of the top late-night shows, which are staffed by writers that pen monologues and jokes for their hosts, immediately went dark. NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live,” CBS’ “The Late Show” and NBC’s “Late Night” all made plans for reruns through the week.
Union members also picketed in New York, where less known writers were joined by more prominent peers like playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner and “Dopesick” creator Danny Strong. Streaming has exploded the number of series and films that are annually made, meaning more jobs for writers. But writers say they’ve been made to make less under shifting and insecure conditions that the WGA called"a gig economy inside a union workforce.”
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