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Negotiations continued but there was no sign of success as of Friday afternoon.
Deadline understands that the WGA met again with the AMPTP earlier today, the fourth time the two sides have sat down this week and tried to strike a deal that would end the writers’ strike.
The recent spat between the Writers Guild and AMPTP comes after studio CEOs once again spoke among themselves as Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and Disney’s Dana Walden became more directly involved in the process. Bosses are trying to decide what their next step is in these negotiations as they try to secure concessions for the writers.
Earlier this week, AMPTP made another offer to authors.
Sources tell Deadline that while rumors of a deal being done are not true, many in town are beginning to express optimism that a major breakthrough has been made.
The fact that the two sides are still talking, however, gives some hope, given that they spent most of the first 100 days.
One issue that has become a topic of conversation this week is “maintaining the writers’ room” through minimum staffing and guaranteed days of employment.
A group of top-tier showrunners took to social media this week to voice their support for mandatory minimum staffing. the likes of of Veep David Mandel, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Lead author Ariel Dumas, Suits Creator Aaron Korsh and Hex Co-creator Jane Statsky came out in support of minimal staffing.
It’s been another busy week on the picket lines in LA and New York, although storm warnings mean there will be no picketing in California on Monday.
