The Hollywood writers’ strike has more than 11,000 movie and television writers in the Writers Guild of America on strike for the first time in 15 years.
WSJ sat down for exclusive interviews with the showrunners of “Abbott Elementary” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” to understand the key sticking points that led to the writers’ strike and what’s next for the entertainment industry.
0:00 Writers’ strike has brought productions to a halt
0:50 How streaming has transformed the industry
4:20 The 2007-2008 writers’ strike
4:59 The writers’ demands
7:13 The strike’s impact on the entertainment industry
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Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.
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WSJ sat down for exclusive interviews with the showrunners of “Abbott Elementary” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” to understand the key sticking points that led to the writers’ strike and what’s next for the entertainment industry.
0:00 Writers’ strike has brought productions to a halt
0:50 How streaming has transformed the industry
4:20 The 2007-2008 writers’ strike
4:59 The writers’ demands
7:13 The strike’s impact on the entertainment industry
News Explainers
Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news.
#Writers #Strike #WSJ
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