Pictured: The Night Agent, The Sandman, Stranger Things, Cobra Kai
Hollywood has successfully been shut down in 2023, starting with the WGA strike starting in May 2023 and now joined by the SAG-AFTRA union beginning in July 2023. Netflix is among the many corporations which have failed to achieve new agreements, and consequently, its upcoming slate of titles is vastly impacted.
As you might have heard, for the primary time in over 60 years, each the actors and writers in Hollywood are on strike. The two guilds are negotiating with a group of studios and distributors who all fall underneath the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP for brief) and have disagreements on pay, residuals, and a bunch of different points.
As a results of this dispute, many reveals and flicks have been impacted since May 2023, together with a lot of the United States’ upcoming slate of flicks and collection.
Please word this isn’t an exhaustive listing, however all of the titles we publicly know have been impacted by the strike. In actuality, any title that was in early growth, pre-production, or manufacturing is now on pause for the foreseeable future.
This listing was first revealed on July seventeenth and has been up to date over time to mirror extra titles.
Big Mouth (Final Season)
It was reported by Variety that the writers of the eighth and last season of Big Mouth had been six weeks into writing earlier than strike motion drove all the things to a grinding halt. Without the delay, the writing would have been completed by August 2023.
If strike motion lasts till August, then the writing will likely be behind by at the very least three months, which implies writing picks again up the place it left off by early September, then the writing could not finish till November/December 2023.
This will push the discharge date of the eighth season considerably and probably into early 2025.
“Holy shit David Zaslav, you made 250 million fucking {dollars} final 12 months, be actual, give us a traditional sum of money,” mentioned “Big Mouth” author L.E. Correia.
Hell Gate talked to the TV Writers picketing exterior Disney’s upfront pitch to advertisers:https://t.co/NzfpBR8Bur
— Hell Gate *subscribe at the moment!* (@HellGateNY) May 18, 2023
Cobra Kai (Season 6)
Production had begun on the sixth season of Cobra Kai, nevertheless, all the things got here to a grinding halt as soon as it was confirmed that it was “pencils down” within the writing room.
Jon Hurwitz, one of many co-creators, government producers, and writers of the collection, tweeted his and the crew’s help for the WGA Strike. Once a deal is in place, manufacturing will resume on the collection.
We hate to strike, but when we should, we strike onerous. Pencils down within the Cobra Kai writers room. No writers on set. These aren’t enjoyable instances, however it’s sadly essential. The second a good deal is in place, we’ll get again to kicking ass. In the meantime, sending power and… https://t.co/99UulF7HeW
— Jon Hurwitz (@jonhurwitz) May 2, 2023
Emily in Paris (Season 4)
Picture: Marie Etchegoyen/Netflix
Despite Variety reporting in 2022 that seasons 3 and 4 can be filmed back-to-back, that hasn’t been the case, and as a substitute, it was clarified that filming was resulting from begin in late summer season or early Fall 2023 however has now been pushed again.
The Night Agent (Season 2)
One of the most important new present launches of 2023 for Netflix has been The Night Agent, which was shortly picked up by Netflix for a second season. The unique plan, earlier than the WGA strike kicked off, was to start filming in August 2023. That’s now been pushed again considerably on condition that no scripts have been turned in and even when they had been, filming couldn’t now begin with out expertise.
Picket Line Roulette takes me again to Netflix. If the studios had made a good supply on 5/1 we might be capturing Season 2 of The Night Agent subsequent month. The AMPTP has refused to barter with us for over ten weeks and daily that passes delays your favourite reveals much more. pic.twitter.com/lqNdS5ruHE
— Shawn Ryan (@ShawnRyanTV) July 10, 2023
The Sandman (Season 2)
One of the most important supporters of the continued WGA author’s strike has been Neil Gaiman, the creator of the Sandman comedian and one of many government producers of the Netflix adaptation.
In April, Gaiman supplied an replace to followers on what stage manufacturing was at for the second season, revealing that units had been constructed, and a capturing schedule was in place.
When requested if the strike motion will delay the collection, Gaiman gave an open and sincere reply, revealing that it totally depends upon the size of the strike, and if rewrites of the script are required he won’t authorize Netflix to make use of non-Union writers to step in and take over;
Whether or not any of Sandman is delayed depends upon how lengthy the strike goes. There gained’t be scab scripts on Sandman
Truly unbelievable.
So proud to supply Neil Gaiman with the primary purple t-shirt he’s worn since 1987. #wgastrong pic.twitter.com/OFynyO3MsI
— WGA Strike Shirts (@wgastrikeshirts) May 16, 2023
Filming on the collection did truly get underway in June 2023 (seemingly in opposition to Gaiman’s needs) however finally got here to a halt in July the day after a strike with SAG-AFTRA was referred to as.
Stranger Things (Season 5)
Filming for the fifth and last season of Stranger Things was resulting from get underway this summer season however not like some reveals that did go forward with out the writers’ involvement, that wasn’t the case right here.
On May sixth, the Duffer Brothers wrote on Twitter that filming would solely start when a decision with the WGA would come about and now SAG-AFTRA makes any filming begin for the foreseeable inconceivable.
Duffers right here. Writing doesn’t cease when filming begins. While we’re excited to begin manufacturing with our superb solid and crew, it’s not doable throughout this strike. We hope a good deal is reached quickly so we are able to all get again to work. Until then — over and out. #wgastrong
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) May 6, 2023
Netflix France made a blunder in late May, stating that filming did get underway, which the Stranger Things Writers shortly corrected them on.
That 90s Show (Season 2)
Picture: Netflix
Season 2 of That 90s Show was among the many first titles to have its filming canceled regardless of being resulting from get underway by the top of May 2023. Filming would’ve been happening all all through the summer season and into September 2023 however due to the WGA strike, all filming dates had been scrapped. This is because of the nature of how filming works on a sitcom like this which is filmed in entrance of a dwell viewers and requires writers on set.
Outer Banks (Season 4)
Picture: Netflix
Renewed forward of season 3 premiering earlier this 12 months, it appears to be the case that scripts had been put in forward of the WGA strike, which allowed it to get into manufacturing in early summer season. However, with SAG-AFTRA starting its strike, manufacturing was instantly halted.
The Recruit (Season 2)
Filming for the recruit was scheduled to start in August, nevertheless, the continued strike motion means it’s unclear when manufacturing will resume.
The Recruit hits the picket line at Universal pic.twitter.com/h2funXZ0LL
— Alexi Hawley (@AlexiHawley) June 3, 2023
Now to spherical out the listing, listed below are all the opposite reveals that the continued strikes have impacted:
- The Abandons – New Wild West drama from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter, starring Lena Headey.
- The Corps – Adaptation of Greg Cope White’s autobiography The Pink Marine.
- The Craving – Crime drama centered round a feminine sheriff from Colorado.
- Little Sky – A brand new comedy pilot hoping to get a collection launch was filmed in secret in June 2023 however was stopped halfway by manufacturing.
- MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story – Ryan Murphy’s new crime anthology continues with the subsequent season specializing in the Menendez brothers.
- The Residence – A disastrous state dinner results in a whodunnit on the White House, with 132 rooms, and 157 suspects.
- Shad0w and Bone – The LA Times reported that the continued strikes would imply that the choice on a season 3 renewal of the present can be pushed down the street.
- The Upshaws (Season 4) – Production had been halted early on for the fourth season of The Upshaws. According to Wanda Sykes, 10 out of the 12 episodes for the season had been filmed and set to launch in August 2023.
- Unstable – A author’s room had been assembled for season 2 of this Rob Lowe comedy, however based on Deadline was shut down.
- Virgin River (Season 6) – It had been steered that the brand new season of Virgin River would get into manufacturing in the summertime of 2023 however that’s not the case.
- Zero Day – Production did start on Zero Day however was shut down in early June 2023, and it’s unclear when it’ll decide again up once more.
For extra films and collection which were delayed by the 2 respective strikes, together with titles not with Netflix, Collider, and Deadline have completed a reasonably good job at compiling titles.
Is there every other main Netflix title we’ve not listed under? Email me at [email protected] or on Twitter @kasey__moore.
Jacob Robinson contributed to this report.