“We’re on the same really slow schedule we’ve always been on. “No one’s going to the break room,” he tweeted in response, referencing the show’s mental-torture area. All of this resulted in “Severance” being “delayed significantly,” per the story.Īpple TV+ did not comment on the Puck report, but Stiller (kind of) did. This reporter is a bit worried about his favorite new show of 2022, Apple TV+ workplace-thriller “Severance.” Last week, during the CinemaCon chaos, Puck reported major problems with the series, “including scrapped scripts” and “showrunners who don’t speak to each other.” Director and executive producer Ben Stiller ended up “quietly” hiring “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon, Matt Belloni wrote, who has been tasked with fixing a troubled Season 2. Fear, and work, does not currently exist in his dojo. “We hate to strike, but if we must, we strike hard,” series co-creator Jon Hurwitz tweeted. Showrunner Ashley Lyle called the one day “amazing,” “creatively invigorating,” and “so much fun.” (Imagine if they got a whole week.)Īnd Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” Season 6 has been forced to sit cross-cross applesauce on the mat. Season 3 of Showtime series “Yellowjackets” had all of one day in the writers room before the strike struck. “The Idol” is done in advance of its Cannes Film Festival premiere this month. HBO’s “House of the Dragon” Season 2 remains in production, IndieWire has confirmed, and all of the scripts are complete. (We were early money on “The Bear” Season 1 last year find our curated list of hot Summer 2023 shows here.) Last summer’s breakout hit, FX’s “The Bear,” is completed and Season 2 is ready for Hulu, IndieWire is told. Beyond the Thursday debut of “Bridgerton” spinoff “Queen Charlotte,” there is “I Think You Should Leave” Season 3 (May 30), “Never Have I Ever” Season 4 (June 8), “Black Mirror” Season 6 (also June, no exact date yet), and “The Witcher” Season 3 (June 29), among others. Netflix’s most-anticipated releases through summer are ready to roll, we’re told. “I Think You Should Leave” on Netflix TERENCE PATRICK/NETFLIXĪs for streaming and premium cable, it’s mostly status quo - for now. Again, the series is not reliant on writers, so “AGT” will air as planned.ĬBS’ big summer series “Big Brother” is non-union and thus will go on as planned, we’re told. 1 show, “America’s Got Talent,” is fully shot with the obvious exception of the live shows at the end of August, a second insider told us. Series destined for perennial summer ratings-champion NBC are also “complete,” we’re told, though an insider added: “generally speaking.” Summer TV’s No. Ditto the network’s summer hit, “The Bachelorette,” and Fox’s scripted summer stuff is wrapped, we’re told. ABC’s game shows, like “Celebrity Family Feud,” “$100,000 Pyramid,” and “Press Your Luck,” are batch-taped and have been finished for a while. (The traditional television season, as measured by Nielsen, runs from September through May, though a few season finales sneak past that deadline.) Summer TV relies heavily on unscripted programming, which means no WGA writers, so don’t even sweat a shutdown on those.Īnd many summer series, scripted and reality, are already in the can. As it stands, shows on air have generally completed production on their seasons, which wind down as we approach summer. #CancelNetflixandChill- WGA Strike Captain Warren Leight May 2, 2023īut back to preventing panic from our fellow couch potatoes. I’m canceling my Netflix account until a deal is reached.
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