Would You Do It Again? A Year After Strikes, Hollywood Reckons With the Aftermath

(The numbers for 2023 arc skewed by the strikes.) In the wake of the labor battle, writers have spoken publicly about a dearth of opportunities, while both actors and scribes have talked about not being able to meet their union health insurance thresholds. Outside the cocoon of the union, certain agents and execs make the argument that the strikes dealt a harsh blow to the business at a time when it was already in a delicate state amid consolidation and Wall Street's increased focus on profitability for streaming platforms. [...]certain key provisions have already been the subject of debate. Since the union secured a minimum of three writer-producers in development rooms and at least three to six total writers once a show is greenlit, and also premium pay, one narrative circulating among writers is that studios pulled the plug on small rooms altogether, killing jobs.