‘Bunk’d’ Suspends Season 7 Production Due To WGA Strike
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Disney Channel’s longest-running live-action comedy series Bunk’d is the latest casualty of the WGA strike.
Production on Season 7 of the hit series has been halted due to the writers strike, Deadline has confirmed. According to a document sent by Disney Branded Television’s It’s a Laugh Productions, producers are hopeful for a speedy resolution of the dispute and to resume production “at the earliest possible opportunity.” Production was completed last year on Season 6, which is currently airing on Disney Channel.
The Season 6 finale is set for May 21. Filming had been completed on 12 episodes of the 20-episode Season 7, with 8 episodes remaining to be shot.
According to the document, actors will not be paid during the suspension, “except for the terms of the Agreement” between It’s A Laugh Productions and SAG-AFTRA.
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