In a significant event unseen in six decades, Hollywood writers and actors have concurrently initiated a strike, significantly impacting hundreds of thousands of workers in the film and television industry, already strained by growing labor disputes. On Thursday, the Screen Actors Guild, representing approximately 160,000 actors, announced a strike following unsuccessful negotiations for a new labor contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which includes studios such as Walt Disney Co. and Netflix Inc. The strike was set to commence at midnight. Simultaneously, the Writers Guild of America has been on strike since May 2, resulting in the suspension of late-night TV shows like The Tonight Show, stalling numerous ongoing projects, and posing a threat to the customary rollout of new broadcast TV shows scheduled for September.
