Season 2 Manufacturing Persevering with Throughout Writers Strike

Earlier this week, the Writers Guild of America voted to go on strike after negotiations with the Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers (AMPTP) fell by means of. As a result of the WGA represents TV and movie writers in Hollywood, most shows and films have halted manufacturing totally in a transfer of solidarity with the group.

Regardless of the strike, two huge reveals—Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and HBO Max’s House of the Dragon—are transferring ahead with manufacturing, albeit with out their writers or showrunners (multihyphenate writer-producers) getting concerned. One other of these reveals is Disney+’s Andor; in response to a late Friday report from Variety, the present’s second season is resuming manufacturing because the strike performs out. Like with Rings and Dragon, that season’s scripts have been completed some time in the past earlier than the strike, because it bought a two-season order again when it was first introduced. Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy is alleged to not be on set and has ceased writing for the present, however as he’s additionally an government producer, he’s contributing to non-writing parts such casting and musical scoring.

It’s price noting that this information got here shortly after the Hollywood Reporter acquired a memo from Disney (dated Might 3, two days after the strike’s begin) that was despatched out to showrunners for its numerous sequence. In it, the company advised these showrunners they have been “not excused from performing your duties as a showrunner and/or producer in your sequence because of the WGA strike.” That Disney memo additional outlined numerous duties showrunners are “requested” to proceed doing—like slicing for time and making line changes—that the WGA requested its multihyphenate members to not do at the moment. The corporate’s successfully advised them to do their full jobs, although doing so would absolutely incur fines from the WGA for being a scab.

At time of writing, Gilroy has but to situation a press release on the strike because it was was known as. Many showrunners are additionally WGA members, which probably places him in an uncomfortable place, because the strike looks like it’ll go on for a while. The irony of a present like this being pressured to proceed working is certainly not misplaced, and it additional reveals how ridiculous it’s that these firms aren’t prepared to extend guild compensation or comply with any of the opposite perfectly reasonable demands the WGA have made.

At time of writing, Andor’s second season continues to be slated to launch on Disney+ in August 2024.

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