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Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and its supporters picket outside of Paramount Pictures on May 02, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood writers have gone on strike in a dispute over payments for streaming services. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and its supporters picket outside of Paramount Pictures on May 02, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Hollywood writers have gone on strike in a dispute over payments for streaming services.
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty ImagesUnion writers in Hollywood have put down their pens and reached for picket signs, after the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed to reach an agreement on a new contract.
Some television shows and movies with finished scripts can continue filming, but other productions, like late-night talk shows, may soon be in reruns.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TV writer and WGA captain Jeane Phan Wong about what union members want and what's getting in the way.
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This episode was produced by Brianna Scott. It was edited by Rose Friedman, Ravenna Koenig and Jeanette Woods. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
