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The dual WGA and SAG-SAFTRA strikes need to be resolved by the end of this month if scripted primetime fare are to return with new episodes in the 2023-24 TV season, says Fox entertainment president Michael Thorn.
Sources tell TVLine that it will take scripted shows roughly eight weeks to get back into production once the strikes are resolved.
You’re going get to a point in the fall, in the late fall, where it’s going to be very hard to launch [scripted shows] within the traditional TV viewing season,” Thorn told our sister site Deadline.
“You could use October 1 as the date” by which the writer and actor strikes need to be settled,” Thorn added. “Every show is different but sometimes when you’re staring at a May launch date, you always wonder, ‘Is that the best time?'” to premiere a season/series.
This is bad for Traditional Television, the reason why is it will push even more away and towards streaming, both for content they have never seen before and for new content.
For example, because of the longer post production times that streaming shows have, they have a lot more in the can, ready to go during the year-
Disney+ already has two Star Wars series in post production and three Marvel Series to air in 2024, so enough content until the end of 2024
Paramount+ only has enough new content until end of summer
Netflix has enough new content until the end of 2024, they could actually spread it out and go until summer of 2025.
Also, Netflix can get more programming out of the United Kingdom, who are under different unions.
Starting to think these strikes are bad ideas, because there will be less opportunities when they are over.
tvline.com
Sources tell TVLine that it will take scripted shows roughly eight weeks to get back into production once the strikes are resolved.
You’re going get to a point in the fall, in the late fall, where it’s going to be very hard to launch [scripted shows] within the traditional TV viewing season,” Thorn told our sister site Deadline.
“You could use October 1 as the date” by which the writer and actor strikes need to be settled,” Thorn added. “Every show is different but sometimes when you’re staring at a May launch date, you always wonder, ‘Is that the best time?'” to premiere a season/series.
This is bad for Traditional Television, the reason why is it will push even more away and towards streaming, both for content they have never seen before and for new content.
For example, because of the longer post production times that streaming shows have, they have a lot more in the can, ready to go during the year-
Disney+ already has two Star Wars series in post production and three Marvel Series to air in 2024, so enough content until the end of 2024
Paramount+ only has enough new content until end of summer
Netflix has enough new content until the end of 2024, they could actually spread it out and go until summer of 2025.
Also, Netflix can get more programming out of the United Kingdom, who are under different unions.
Starting to think these strikes are bad ideas, because there will be less opportunities when they are over.
Strikes Must Be Settled by October 1 In Order to Salvage the Scripted-TV Season, Says Fox Boss
“9-1-1, what’s your TV emergency?” The dual WGA and SAG-SAFTRA strikes need to be resolved by the end of this month if scripted primetime fare such as 9-1-1: Lone Star and The Cle…
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