The Hollywood writers’ strike is over after 148 days.
The board members of The Writers Guild of America West and The Writers Guild of America East approved a tentative agreement with studios Tuesday night.
Officially ending the strike 12:01am September 27.
Members of the union will now vote on the three-year deal, between October 2 and 9, which includes pay increases between 3.5% and 5%.
Regulations on artificial intelligence was also included in the deal.
Many programs have been affected such as “Saturday Night Live”, day and late-night talk shows as well as game shows.
Scripted shows were also halted such as “The Mandalorian”, “The Last of Us” and the animated sitcom “Family Guy”.
Members of SAG-AFTRA, however, are still on strike. This means members will continue to not participate in production shoots, media events and fan conventions. In fact, 98% of its members voted to strike against video game companies if ongoing negotiations are not successful. Issues are much the same including pay and artificial intelligence.
SAG-AFTRA’s Canadian counterpart, ACTRA, supports the strike, which represents 28 ,000 performers.
Writers went to the picket lines May 2.
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