With these shorter seasons, the writers are sometimes working as little as ten weeks. And then they're left scrambling to find another job. So they've said that this is untenable and it's affecting everyone. It's affecting totally decorated showrunners and writers just getting their foot in the door.
This week, thousands of writers went on strike against Hollywood studios over what they say is an existential threat to their livelihoods.
John Koblin, a media reporter for The New York Times, explains how streaming turned the most prolific era in American entertainment into an industry-changing labor dispute.
Guest: John Koblin, a media reporter for The New York Times.
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