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Thousands of Hollywood television and movie writers will go on strike Tuesday, their union said, after talks with studios and streamers over pay and other conditions ended without a deal. The strike means late-night shows could immediately grind to a halt, and television series and movies scheduled for release later…


LOS ANGELES: Thousands of Hollywood television and movie writers have gone on strike for the first time in 16 years, their union said on Tuesday, after talks with studios and streamers over pay and working conditions ended without a deal.

US writers’ union members are walking off the job after six weeks of negotiations with studios and streamers failed.

The Writers Guild of America have announced a strike will begin tomorrow, after talks broke down with major studios and streamers

Network late-night shows shut down first with the rest of film, TV and streaming production stopping Tuesday

The Writers Guild of America said its 11,500 unionized screenwriters will walk the picket line Tuesday. Writers say that in the streaming era they are not being paid enough.

Members of the Writers Guild of America are asking for a larger piece of the streaming platforms' pie. The WGA said picketing would begin Tuesday afternoon.

The Writers Guild of America has called its first work stoppage in 15 years after failing to reach an agreement for higher pay from Hollywood studios.

Television and movie writers declared late Monday that they will launch an industrywide strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era.

Late-night and daytime television shows will immediately halt production at 12:01am on Tuesday local time.