Hollywood Writers Strike Is Over After Nearly 5 Months as New Deal Reached

Deal comes following months of negotiations over improved salary, residuals for streaming programs, and protections against the threat of AI.

Placards are gathered together at the close of a picket by members of The Writers Guild of America outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif., on May 2, 2023. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File

The nearly five-month Hollywood writers strike was declared over on Sept. 26 after board members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) approved a new contract with studios.

The tentative deal came after union bosses said earlier this week that their roughly 11,500 writers had reached an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) following months of back-and-forth negotiations over improved salary, residuals for streaming programs, and protections against the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) in the film industry.