Hollywood Actors and Studios Reach Deal to End Historic Strike

The longest strike by TV and film actors against studios in history concluded Thursday when SAG-AFTRA leadership agreed to a new contract with major studios. The deal, which will go into effect once union members approve it, includes higher wages, better streaming residuals and safeguards for AI. As actors go back to work and studios scramble to finish the season’s productions, we’ll talk about what actors won – and failed to attain. And we’ll hear how the strike impacted the people in the film industry, from studio executives to craft services vendors to actors themselves.

Guests:

Eric Haywood, writer, producer and director. His TV shows include "Empire" and "Law & Order: Organized Crime"

Eric Goins, negotiating committee member and Atlanta local president, SAG-AFTRA

Chris Candy, actor; member, SAG-AFTRA based in LA

Marsalis Burton, actor and musician based in LA

Wendy Lee, entertainment business reporter, LA Times. Lee covers streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+

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