‘General Hospital’ to Employ Temporary Writers During WGA Strike

“General Hospital” spoilers for the week of August 14 to 18, 2023, is packed with intense drama, shocking revelations, and unexpected twists that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Sonny Corinthos takes center stage as he lays out a cunning trap, while Gladys faces some major obstacles and Sam uncovers dark secrets. Here’s a sneak peek into the riveting episodes that will keep you hooked throughout the week.Sonny Corinthos is not one to sit idly by, and this week he proves just that.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Creative Artists Agency will bring down a small round of layoffs in the coming days, Variety has learned. The top talent firm, home to representatives for the likes of Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise, will axe around 60 jobs across multiple departments, insiders familiar with the agency said.

“It is my fervent hope that we quickly find solutions to the issues that have kept us apart these past few months, “said Bob Iger today of the Writers Guild and actors’ union’s strikes on Disney’s earnings call. “And I am personally committed to achieve this result.”

Editor’s note: One in a series of stories marking the 100th day of the WGA strike.

Editors note: One in a series of stories marking the 100th day of the WGA strike.

is making some changes for their upcoming 40th season amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.Showrunner Michael Davies shared an update on the long-running trivia show — hosted by Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings — on Monday's episode of the podcast, sharing that the show's fall season will re-use questions and bring back past runners-up to compete again.«I believe, principally, that it would not be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Stage with non-original material,» Davies explained. «We’re going to open the season with a second chance tournament for players from season 37 who lost their initial game.

Jeopardy!’s showrunner, Michael Davies, revealed that the game show will move forward with season 40 by reusing old questions and former contestants amid the ongoing writers’ strike.

Selome Hailu On Monday’s episode of the “Jeopardy!” podcast “Inside Jeopardy!,” showrunner Michael Davies clarified how the trivia series would proceed with its fall season amid the ongoing WGA strike and announced a sweetening of the pot for second and third-place winners. “I believe, principally, that it would not be fair to have new contestants making their first appearance on the Alex Trebek Stage with non-original material,” Davies said.

A writer from The Witcher is facing backlash online.

The ongoing writers’ strike has hit “General Hospital”, forcing the soap to hire temporary ‘scab writers’ to keep production going.

The ongoing writers’ strike has now impacted Port Charles: Deadline has confirmed that temporary writers have been hired by General Hospital to keep the daytime drama in production.

Selome Hailu “Jeopardy!’s” Tournament of Champions has a bigger problem on its hands than trivia this year. Starting with a Reddit post made on Friday by 13-time “Jeopardy!” winner Ray Lalonde, several prominent contestants have pledged not to return to the series to compete in the Tournament of Champions in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America, as the series employs WGA members.

George R.R. Martin gave fans an update on where his numerous projects stand amid the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes — and there’s still some reason to be hopeful.

General Hospital and more soap opera writers “face a unique conflict” during the WGA strike as many are being replaced by temporary scribes to keep the genre alive.

General Hospital episodes might look and feel a little different this week, and the reason why is all due to the WGA Strike.

General Hospital is getting another new face after Haley Pullos exited the series earlier this year.

General Hospital has once again found a new Molly Lansing-Davis.

is shaking up its cast once more. The show has recast the role of Molly Lansing-Davis once again in just a matter of months.After Haley Pullos was replaced with actress Holiday Mia Kriegel in May — following her arrest for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana — the show has now replaced Kriegel with Brooke Anne Smith.Smith made her debut appearance on the show during Wednesday's episode.

NBC’s beloved One Chicago and Law & Order franchises were not spared during the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes.

On-location television production in Los Angeles declined 36.4% year over year during the second quarter of 2023 as the Writers Guild of America put pencils down and went on strike after contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers fell apart. Television production had an aggregate total of 2,630 shoot days, according to FilmLA, a partner film office for the city and county and other local jurisdictions.