Then, suddenly, with only minutes to go until the cutoff, the studio bosses got their answer: SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents the 160,000-some actors, had accepted the deal.
Relief among the big four studio chiefs, made up of Disney’s Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, and NBCU’s Donna Langley.
Relief among the actors, who will finally get back to work.
And relief among the other unions and workers who rely on the hum of the Hollywood machine to make ends meet.
To get television shows back in January and keep film schedules to where they are, studios will need to quickly restart production.
Persons:
Bob Iger, Discovery’s David Zaslav, Ted Sarandos, Donna Langley, “, AFTRA, ” Sarandos, Zaslav
Organizations:
CNN, Hollywood, Warner Bros, Donna Langley . Relief, SAG
Locations:
Tinseltown