The world of scripted TV was thrown into chaos in May, when the Writers Guild of America went on strike, and they were joined by SAG-AFTRA in July. While some productions were immediately shut down when the strikes began — Saturday Night Live and talk shows, for example — the effects on other projects will take longer to become obvious. Some series like General Hospital, however, have continued to work through both the writers’ and the actors’ strikes. How have they been able to keep from shutting down production?
Both the WGA and actors’ unions failed to come to an agreement with the Alliance for Motion Pictures and Television Producers before their contracts expired, leading the current fight over fair wages and other issues like streaming residuals and the use of artificial intelligence. Writers and actors alike have been on the picket lines, as no writing can be done and actors unable to be on set or doing promotion for their projects. General Hospital, however, has continued production by using temporary writers, TVLine reports.
