Hollywood Actors Join Writers In Strike, Halting Film And TV Production

Actors in the SAG-AFTRA union join the already striking WGA union, film and tv writers on the picket line, on the first day of a SAG-AFTRA strike, in Los Angeles, CA, on July 14, 2023. (Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

It’s a new day in Hollywood, one unlike any other in over six decades.

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the union representing about 160,000 media professionals ranging from actors to stunt performers, announced a strike after failing to reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).