Summary
- The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end the strike, bringing relief to Star Trek production.
- The strike's end allows the showrunners and writing team of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 to resume work on scripts, but production can't begin until the SAG-AFTRA strike is settled.
- The WGA strike's resolution may lead to new developments, such as the potential green-lighting of Star Trek: Legacy and the possibility of resuming work on scripts for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to end the strike, and here's what it means for Star Trek. On May 2nd, the WGA's 11,500 members hit the picket lines to demand better terms from studios and streaming services on various issues including residuals from streaming and the threat of A.I. In July, the approximately 160,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists also went on strike over many of the same issues. The writers have been on strike for over 146 days, bringing most film and TV production to a standstill.
On Sunday, September 24th, after days of negotiations, the WGA announced that it reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP to end the strike. Check out the WGA's Tweet announcement below:
The WGA sent an email letter to its members with more information about the tentative end to the strike, citing that the deal is "exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every section of the membership." The letter also detailed the upcoming process of how the deal will be ratified by the WGA and its membership to bring the strike to an end. Check out the letter below:
As of this writing, the WGA strike is technically not over until the deal is approved by the membership, which should happen in the coming days, but WGA picketing is now suspended. However, SAG-AFTRA remains on strike and is waiting for its own negotiations for a fair deal with the AMPTP. WGA members will still be on the picket lines to support their union brothers and sisters in SAG, just as the actors supported the writers on the lines before their union went on strike. Still, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and here's what this positive first step will result for Paramount's various Star Trek projects.
