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After 148 days, the Hollywood writers strike is over. A new contract with AI safeguards has been agreed upon, allowing writers to return to work.

Hollywood writers have secured a better deal on pay, AI, and residuals

Once the dust settles, and the historical Artists vs. Studios Strike of 2023 is over, there will be a new Hollywood. Here, industry insiders discuss what they anticipate for the future.

WGA strike to end Wednesday, members authorized to return to work after 184 days.

WGA strike to end Wednesday, members authorized to return to work after 184 days.

The deal, which the WGA described as “exceptional,” is likely to end a strike by Hollywood writers that has lasted nearly five months.

The WGA strike is set to end as the Writers Guild and the AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with new requirements around hiring and AI.

Meredith Stiehm has been re-elected president of the WGA West, defeating Rich Talarico in a landslide. Her running mates also won big.

Acerbic talk show host Bill Maher delays the return of HBO talk show, following Drew Barrymore and others in walking back their scabbing of ongoing WGA strike.

She’s one of the few major stars to get the ‘Game of Thrones’ shame bell treatment when, mid-Hollywood strike, she decided to bring ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ back “without writers.” Here’s what likely went into her decision to cross the picket line.