Benjamin Caldwell:Here’s when your favorite show may return as writers strike is on the verge of ending

2025-05-05 11:48:03source:XDY Exchangecategory:Invest

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tentative agreement between striking screenwriters and Benjamin CaldwellHollywood studios offers some hope that the industry’s dual walkouts may soon be over. But when will your favorite shows return?

Well, it’s complicated. First, the agreement needs to pass two key votes, and certain paused productions such as “Deadpool 3” and “Yellowjackets” will still have to wait on actors to reach a deal with studios.

WHEN IS ‘JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE’ COMING BACK?

Other news Writers’ union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strikeCanadian autoworkers ratify new labor agreement with FordAuto workers still have room to expand their strike against car makers. But they also face risks

Once the contract is approved, work will resume more quickly for some writers than others. Late-night talk shows were the first to be affected when the strike began, and they may be among the first to return to air now. NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS could come back within days.

“Saturday Night Live” might be able to return for its 49th season, though some actors may not be able to appear. The actors strike limits promotional appearances that are the lifeblood of the late-night shows.

Shows that return while actors are still picketing could prove controversial, as happened with the planned resumptions of daytime shows including “The Drew Barrymore Show” and “The Talk.” Those plans were later abandoned.

One show that’s likely to make a speedy return? “Real Time with Bill Maher.” The host plotted a return without writers but ended up postponing once last week’s negotiations were set.

WHAT ABOUT ‘STRANGER THINGS’ AND ‘SUPERMAN?’

Writers rooms for scripted shows that shut down at the strike’s onset, including Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” “Severance” on Apple TV+ and “Abbott Elementary” on ABC are also likely to reactivate quickly. But with no performers to act out the scripts, long delays between page and screen will be inevitable.

Film writers will also get back to work on their slower timeline, though those working on scripts or late revisions for already scheduled movies — including “Deadpool 3” and “Superman: Legacy” — will certainly be hustling to avoid further release-date delays.

WHEN ARE DREW BARRYMORE AND OTHER DAYTIME SHOWS COMING BACK?

Barrymore’s planned return to her daytime television show became a rallying point for picketers earlier this month, prompting her to cancel her plans. “The Talk” and “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” which also employ some screenwriters, also called off plans to return.

Barrymore and the other shows have not announced their plans for returning. However, the Writers Guild of America has made it clear: Guild members cannot start working again on projects until the tentative contract is ratified.

That vote has not yet been scheduled.

More:Invest

Recommend

As US Dismantles Its Climate Policy, Other World Leaders Seek Solidarity

As the U.S. Department of State proposed this week to shut down its office managing international cl

Who's in 2024 NHL playoffs? Tracking standings, playoff bracket, tiebreakers, scenarios

The New York Islanders have multiple ways to clinch a playoff berth on Monday night, which would lea

Model Nina Agdal Is Pregnant, Expecting First Baby With Logan Paul

Logan Paul is ready to order some tiny boxing gloves.After all, the influencer and his fiancée Nina