Netflix has recently gone on a writers strike, and a lot of our favorite shows have been delayed or canceled because of it. A writers strike is when the screenwriters don’t believe they are getting paid enough, so they won’t write the scripts until a deal is made. The Writers Guild of America voted to go on strike if a deal hadn’t been made by May first. The Screen Actors Guild has been on strike since July 2023. This has been the first time in over 60 years actors and writers in Hollywood are on strike.
Netflix is one of the most famous streaming platforms for movies and shows. This is how a lot of people watch their favorite shows these days. A few popular shows like That ’90s show, Wednesday, and Stranger Things have been halted due to the strike. These are just some of the shows where production had to stop because of the strike.
That ‘90s show came out on January 19, 2023. It became very popular quickly, and it was at the top of the streaming platform on many lists. The first week that it was released, it was one of the top five English TV shows in 35 countries. That ‘90s show had received more than 41 million views. The second season will be halted due to the strike. Production will most likely be rescheduled after the strike ends.
Wednesday came out in November of 2022 and instantly became a huge show for teens. The second season was supposed to arrive in the middle of 2024, but unfortunately the strike will push it back. It hasn’t started filming yet and won’t begin until after the strike is over. The first setback the show had was at the beginning of the strike in May and that’s when production was paused. Writers were unable to work on the script and won’t begin filming until the strike is over.
Stranger Things is a popular teen series which came out in July of 2015. We already had to wait several years between season three and four, but season five is going to take a while too. Season five has been paused due to the strike and most likely won’t start production until after there is a deal. It seems like fans will be waiting even longer for the fifth and final season.
Due to the strike it seems like a lot of famous teen series will be paused. Hopefully they will make a deal soon so we won’t have to wait a long time for our favorite shows to come out with new seasons. Most of these shows will not come back on until mid 2024, but let’s hope they strike a deal before then.
