The 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike had a significant impact on the film and television industries of the United States, causing many film and television projects to shut down or postpone production.[1] [2] Many productions had already been affected by the concurrent Writers Guild of America strike which began in May 2023 and concluded in late September 2023. The strike ended on November 9, 2023, at 12:01 a.m. PDT.[3]
Title | Distributor | Status | Notes | |
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Abigail | Universal | Both resumed in December 2023 | Production suspended | |
The Amateur | 20th Century Studios | Production suspended and release date delayed after the strike | [4] | |
Anniversary | Granted a waiver to resume production | Production suspended | [5] | |
20th Century Studios | Resumed after the strike ended | Post-production suspended | ||
Avatar 4 | Production suspended | |||
Sony | Production suspended and release date delayed | |||
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Warner Bros. | Resumed on November 16, 2023 | Production suspended | |
A Complete Unknown | Searchlight Pictures | Resumed after the strike ended | Production start delayed | |
Warner Bros. | Pre-production suspended | |||
Deadpool & Wolverine | Marvel Studios | Resumed on November 23 | Production suspended and release date delayed | [6] [7] |
DreamQuil | Republic Pictures | All resumed after the strike ended | Production suspended | [8] |
F1 | Apple TV+ | [9] | ||
Marvel Studios | Casting process paused and release date delayed | [10] | ||
Fast XI | Universal | Pre-production suspended and release date delayed | [11] | |
Warner Bros. | Resumed when the strike ended | Production start delayed | [12] | |
Gladiator II | Paramount | Resumed on December 4 | Production suspended | |
Hedda | Amazon MGM Studios | Resumed after the strike ended | Production start delayed | [13] |
How to Train Your Dragon | Universal | Screen tests were held in December 2023 after the strike ended | Production start delayed and release date delayed | [14] [15] |
Iron Lung | Resumed after the strike ended | Received a SAG-AFTRA "interim agreement". However, film's promotion paused due to the director and producer, Mark Fischbach, being a member of SAG-AFTRA | [16] | |
The Island | Production suspended after bond companies refused to insure the movie anticipating the strike | [17] | ||
It Ends with Us | Sony | Resumed on January 5, 2024 | Production suspended and release date delayed | [18] |
Juror No. 2 | Warner Bros. | All resumed after the strike ended | Production suspended | |
Karate Kid | Sony | Pre-production suspended and release date delayed | [19] | |
Lilo & Stitch | Disney | Production suspended | [20] | |
Merrily We Roll Along | [21] | |||
Michael | Lionsgate | Resumed on January 22, 2024 | Pre-production suspended | [22] |
Minecraft | Warner Bros. | Resumed mid January 2024 | Production start delayed | |
Moana | Disney | Resumed on November 8 | Casting process paused and release date delayed | [23] |
Mortal Kombat 2 | Warner Bros. | Resumed in mid-November | Production suspended | [24] |
The Movie Critic | N/A | Resumed after the strike ended; later cancelled | Production start delayed | [25] [26] [27] |
Disney | Resumed after the strike ended | Production suspended and release date delayed | [28] | |
Paddington in Peru | StudioCanal | Wrapped before the strike ended | Rachel Zegler, being a member of SAG-AFTRA, was replaced by Carla Tous | [29] |
Shelby Oaks | Neon | Resumed after the strike ended | Post-production suspended | [30] |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Paramount | Filming with physical actors started on November 29, 2023 | Filming started in September without actors | [31] |
Speak No Evil | Universal | Resumed mid-November 2023 | Production suspended and release date delayed | [32] |
Sony | Resumed after the strike ended | Voice recording suspended and release date delayed indefinitely | ||
Paramount+ | Production initially slated to begin in October 2023 delayed | |||
Superman | Warner Bros. | Resumed in February 2024 | Pre-production suspended | |
Disney | Resumed in early 2024 | Production start delayed | [33] | |
Twisters | Universal | Resumed after the strike ended | Production suspended | |
Untitled Dirty Dancing sequel | Lionsgate | Pre-production suspended and release date delayed | [34] | |
Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film | Paramount | Resumed in March 2024 | Production suspended and release date delayed; resumed in March 2024 | [35] |
Untitled Ocean's Eleven prequel | Warner Bros. | All resumed after the strike ended | Production start delayed | [36] |
Untitled seventh Scream film | Paramount | Pre-production suspended | [37] | |
Untitled The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel | Universal | Production suspended | [38] | |
Untitled Transformers film | Paramount | Pre-production suspended | [39] | |
Sony | Production suspended and release date delayed | [40] | ||
Welcome to the Fishbowl | Production suspended | [41] | ||
Wicked | Universal | |||
Wolfs | Apple TV+ |
Title | Network | Status | Notes | |
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1923 (season 2) | Paramount+ | All resumed after the strike ended | Production suspended | [42] |
(season 1) | FX on Hulu | [43] | ||
American Horror Stories (season 3) | ||||
American Horror Story (season 12) | FX | [44] | ||
American Primeval | Netflix | [45] | ||
American Sports Story (season 1) | FX | [46] | ||
Andor (season 2) | Disney+ | [47] | ||
Apples Never Fall | Peacock | |||
Blue Bloods (season 14) | CBS | [48] [49] | ||
Chucky (season 3) | Syfy and USA Network | [50] | ||
Coast to Coast with Vincent Fiore | Amazon | [51] | ||
Disney+ | Production suspended with less than a half of the season shot. During the strike, writers and directors were let go as the show will be overhauled | [52] | ||
The Day of the Jackal | Peacock | Pre-production suspended | [53] | |
Emily in Paris (season 4) | Netflix | Production start delayed | [54] | |
Entertainment Tonight Canada (season 19) | Global | Series cancelled | [55] | |
Euphoria (season 3) | HBO | Production start delayed and release date delayed indefinitely | [56] [57] | |
The Franchise (season 1) | Resumed after the strike ended | Production suspended | [58] | |
A Gentleman in Moscow | Showtime and Paramount+ | [59] | ||
Interview with the Vampire (season 2) | AMC | Granted a waiver to resume production | [60] [61] | |
Ironheart | Disney+ | Resumed after the strike ended | Post-production work impacted by the SAG-AFTRA strike | [62] |
It: Welcome to Derry (season 1) | HBO | Production suspended and release date delayed | [63] [64] | |
The Last Frontier | Apple TV+ | Production suspended; resumed after the strike ended | [65] | |
The Last of Us (season 2) | HBO | Production start delayed | [66] | |
Law & Order (season 23) | NBC | Production suspended | [67] | |
A League of Their Own (season 2) | Prime Video | Series canceled | Season 2 initially planned for release in 2025 | [68] |
The New Look (season 2) | Apple TV+ | Resumed after the strike ended | Production suspended | |
One Piece (season 2) | Netflix | Production on hold for the duration of the strike | [69] | |
Outer Banks (season 4) | Production suspended | [70] | ||
The Peripheral (season 2) | Prime Video | Series cancelled | [71] | |
(season 2) | Peacock | [72] | ||
The Residence | Netflix | All resumed after the strike ended | Production suspended; all resumed after the strike ended | [73] |
Quantum Leap (season 2) | NBC | [74] | ||
The Sandman (season 2) | Netflix | [75] | ||
Silo (season 2) | Apple TV+ | [76] | ||
(season 3) | Paramount+ | [77] | ||
Stranger Things (season 5) | Netflix | Both resumed after the strike ended | Production start delayed; both resumed after the strike ended | [78] |
The Summer I Turned Pretty (season 3) | Prime Video | [79] | ||
Untitled Ava DuVernay drama | Starz | Series canceled without airing | Production suspended | [80] [81] |
The Venery of Samantha Bird | Production suspended with two episodes left to film | [82] | ||
AMC | Resumed after receiving "interim agreement" | Production suspended | ||
When Calls the Heart (season 11) | Hallmark Channel | Received a SAG-AFTRA "interim agreement" allowing production to continue as scheduled | Production continued without members of SAG-AFTRA | [83] [84] |
The White Lotus (season 3) | HBO | Resumed after the strike ended | Production start delayed and release date delayed | |
(season 3) | Series cancelled | [85] | ||
The Wiseguy Kitchen | Amazon | Resumed after the strike ended | Production suspended | |
Yellowjackets (season 3) | Showtime | Writer's room meetings suspended | [86] | |
Yellowstone (season 5, part 2) | Paramount Network | Production suspended and release date delayed | [87] |
Title | Network | Status | Notes | ||
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The Always Sunny Podcast | Megawatt | Resumed after the strike ended | Production paused; live shows in New York and Philadelphia unaffected | [88] [89] | |
Boneheads | Wishbone Production | Premiere paused | |||
Dimension 20 | Dropout | Production resumed in August after being determined a non-struck production | Production initially suspended | [90] [91] | |
Drama Queens | iHeartPodcasts | Discussion of the show resumed after the strike ended | Production to continue without discussion of the show | [92] | |
Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald | [93] | ||||
Fly on the Wall | Cadence13 | Continued after the strike ended | Production continuing without discussion of struck material until the end of the strike | ||
Full House Rewind | PodCo | Resumed after the strike ended | Paused for the duration of the strike | [94] | |
Game Changer | Dropout | Production resumed in August after being determined a non-struck production | Production initially suspended | ||
Let the Mystery Be | Headgum | Resumed after the strike ended | Production paused | ||
Um, Actually | Dropout | Production resumed in August after being determined a non-struck production | Production initially suspended | ||
Wizards of Waverly Pod | PodCo | Resumed after the strike ended | Production paused | [95] |
This section contains films that completed filming prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, but had their release dates affected due to the strike.[96] [97]
This section contains television shows that completed filming prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike, but had their release dates affected due to the strike.
Title | Network | Original release date | New release date | |
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(season 5) | Fox | [150] | [151] | |
Euphoria (season 3) | HBO | 2024[152] | 2025 | |
Fargo (season 5) | FX | [153] | [154] | |
High Potential (season 1) | ABC | 2023–24 season[155] | ||
It: Welcome to Derry (season 1) | HBO | Halloween 2024 | 2025 | |
Matlock | CBS | 2023–24 season[156] | ||
Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Prime Video | [157] | ||
A Murder at the End of the World | FX on Hulu | [158] | [159] [160] | |
Poppa's House | CBS | 2023–24 season | ||
Rap Sh!t (season 2) | Max | [161] | [162] | |
True Detective (season 4) | HBO | [163] | [164] | |
The White Lotus (season 3) | 2024 | 2025 | ||
Yellowstone (season 5, part 2) | Paramount Network | 2023[165] |