The Taylor Sheridan & Mike White Rule? Showrunners Can Stay Solo If They Wish After WGA Deal
deadline.comThe idea of showrunners such as The White Lotus’ Mike White and Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan show write entire series of television by themselves was a much-debated topic of conversation during the WGA’s long summer strike.
After the WGA scored minimum staffing requirements in its deal with the AMPTP, it emerged that these solo scribes will be able to keep ploughing on, alone.
As the 2023 WGA – AMPTP MBA puts it, “This Paragraph M. does not apply when a single writer or team of writers is employed to write all episodes.” It comes as the deal requires for shows with six or fewer episodes, studios must hire at least three writers and three writer/producers.
For shows with between seven and 12 episodes, the minimum is now five writers and three writer/producers and for shows with more than 13 episodes, there must be at least six writers and three writer/producers.
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