TV Actors Getting Back To Work After SAG-AFTRA Strike As Series Start Setting Return To Production Dates

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Film and TV cameras are finally set to roll again as SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement. The strike is officially over at 12:01 AM tonight, ending a six-month production pause due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA work stoppages, which eclipsed the length of the Covid-related production shutdown of 2020.

Production on returning series is now set to ramp up. Broadcast is expected to lead the way — with series going into full prep immediately — as the urgency there is the greatest.

Indeed, just minutes after the end of the strike was announced, casts and crews started receiving notifications for tentative start dates in late November and early December. RELATED: Studios Say Tentative Agreement With Actors Represents A “New Paradigm” As Deadline has reported, the broadcast networks have been running out of time to produce meaningful seasons of scripted series, which have midseason premiere dates to hit.

The cable and streaming series whose filming was paused due to the strikes would begin prep as soon as possible. RELATED: Actors Expected To Hit Awards Circuit In Force As SAG-AFTRA & Studios Reach Tentative Deal To End Strike A returning series needs 3-6 weeks for prep and pre-production, so, with the Thanksgiving holiday around the corner, filming on the first broadcast shows can start at the end of November or start of December.