Netflix Shows and Movies Delayed By WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes

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Netflix Shows and Movies Delayed By WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes


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Pictured: The Night Agent, The Sandman, Stranger Things, Cobra Kai

Hollywood has successfully been shut down in 2023. Beginning with the WGA strike starting in May 2023 and now joined by the SAG-AFTRA union beginning in July 2023, Netflix has failed to achieve new agreements with the 2 unions. As a consequence, its upcoming slate of flicks and sequence has been impacted.

As you’ll 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 below the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP for brief) and have disagreements on pay, residuals, and a number of different points.

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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 sequence.

Please notice 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 printed on July seventeenth and has been up to date over time to replicate 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 every little thing 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 might be behind by no less than three months, which implies writing picks again up the place it left off by early September, then the writing might not finish till November/December 2023.

This will push the discharge date of the eighth season considerably and doubtlessly into early 2025.

Cobra Kai (Season 6)

Production had begun on the sixth season of Cobra Kai, nevertheless, every little thing 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 sequence, tweeted his and the crew’s help for the WGA Strike. Once a deal is in place, manufacturing will resume on the sequence.

Emily in Paris (Season 4)

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Picture: Marie Etchegoyen/Netflix

Despite Variety reporting in 2022 that seasons 3 and 4 could be filmed back-to-back, that hasn’t been the case, and as an alternative, it was clarified that filming was attributable to 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.

The Sandman (Season 2)

One of the most important supporters of the continuing 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 offered 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 sequence, Gaiman gave an open and trustworthy reply, revealing that it fully 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 received’t be scab scripts on Sandman

Filming on the sequence did really get underway in June 2023 (seemingly in opposition to Gaiman’s needs) however ultimately got here to a halt in July the day after a strike with SAG-AFTRA was known as.

Stranger Things (Season 5)

Filming for the fifth and last season of Stranger Things was attributable to get underway this summer season however in contrast to 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.

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)

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Picture: Netflix

Season 2 of That 90s Show was among the many first titles to have its filming canceled regardless of being attributable to get underway by the tip 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 reside viewers and requires writers on set.

Outer Banks (Season 4)

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Picture: Netflix

Renewed forward of season 3 premiering earlier this yr, 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 immediately halted.

The Recruit (Season 2)

Filming for the recruit was scheduled to start in August, nevertheless, the continuing strike motion means it’s unclear when manufacturing will resume.

Now to spherical out the listing, listed below are all the opposite reveals that the continuing strikes have impacted:

  • Dr. Frankenstein – As we first reported, Guillermo del Toro is engaged on a brand new horror film movie on the basic character with Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth and Andrew Garfield hooked up. It was attributable to get underway with filming in Toronto and Scotland in August 2023 however these plans have now been iced.
  • Little Sky – A brand new comedy pilot hoping to get a sequence launch was filmed in secret in June 2023 however was stopped halfway by means of manufacturing.
  • MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story – Ryan Murphy’s new crime anthology continues with the following season specializing in the Menendez brothers.
  • No Good Deed – Production on this new comedy sequence from Liz Feldman had been casting and gearing as much as begin in Fall 2023 however that appears to have been paused.
  • 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 continuing strikes would imply that the choice on a season 3 renewal of the present could be pushed down the highway.
  • 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.
  • The Madness – Filming has been underway on this new restricted sequence starring Colman Domingo and Gabrielle Graham earlier within the yr however has now been paused amongst forward of its scheduled finish date.
  • The Recruit (Season 2) – Filming was attributable to start on the second season of the Noah Centineo sequence in August in Vancouver however has now been pushed again.
  • The Residence (Season 1) – New Shonda Rhimes produced sequence that started manufacturing early this yr and was scheduled to run by means of September. Now delayed.
  • 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.
  • The Witcher (Season 4) – Production was attributable to start in September 2023 however has been signaled to be delayed.
  • Unstable – A author’s room had been assembled for season 2 of this Rob Lowe comedy, however in accordance with Deadline was shut down.
  • Virgin River (Season 6) – It had been prompt that the brand new season of Virgin River would get into manufacturing in the summertime of 2023 however that’s now 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 motion pictures and sequence which have been 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 beneath? Email me at [email protected] or on Twitter @kasey__moore.

Jacob Robinson contributed to this report.



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