Hollywood Actors Threaten to Walk out as Writers’ Strike Continues

Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Major movie studios, streaming services, and production companies face the threat of another strike this month after Hollywood actors—represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)—authorized a strike on June 5.

As the writers’ union strike entered its sixth week, the actors’ union promised to walk out if negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) fall through by the end of the month.