Kumail Nanjiani, Robin Thede, Adam Conover and More Celebrate Tentative Writers Deal After 146 Days: ‘This Is the End’

variety.com:

Selome Hailu After 146 days, the Writers Guild of America is close to heading back to work. The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) resumed bargaining on Wednesday and reached a tentative deal on Sunday.

Final language for the parties’ contract is still being finalized. But should the WGA negotiating committee, followed by the WGA West board and the WGA East, give their approval, the contract will then be the subject of a vote among guild membership, where it will likely pass and end the historic strike that began on May 2.

In an email sent to members at 7:10 p.m. PT, the WGA said, “We can say, with great pride, that this deal is exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.” Before the news, the strike was reaching record length — the WGA’s longest ever work stoppage lasted for 154 days in 1988.

Though the current strike is still technically ongoing until the membership votes to end it, guild members naturally have cause to celebrate. “THANK YOU TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE WGA AND OUR NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE!” posted Robin Thede, creator of “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I will still be on the picket line with my fellow SAG-AFTRA members to carry this over the finish line but tonight we celebrate!”THANK YOU TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE WGA AND OUR NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE!