The Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative agreement.

On Thursday, SAG-AFTRA members officially ratified a new deal with the AMPTP, with the agreement running through June 30th, 2030.

Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) members have voted to ratify the 2026 TV/Theatrical Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). On Thursday, members approved the deal with a 91.42% vote in favor, and a return of a return of 19.25%, following the SAG-AFTRA board’s recommendation of the contract last month. The contract […]

SAG-AFTRA members have ratified a four-year contract with the major studios, which includes new provisions on synthetic actors and a merger of the union’s two pension funds. Of those who cast ballots, 91.4% voted in favor of the contract and 8.6% were opposed. Turnout was 19.3% of eligible members. The contract allows producers to use […]

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The tentative agreement reached between the guild and the studios closes some key loopholes in AI protections for likeness while keeping the door open for future conversation.

SAG-AFTRA leaders are beginning the process of selling their new studio contract to the membership, amid lingering concerns about artificial intelligence and the merger of two pension funds. The deal, unveiled on Monday, allows studios to use synthetic performers only if they bring “significant additional value” to a project. It also requires studios to notify […]

With the SAG-AFTRA National Board approving it, the new tentative agreement now goes to the union membership for a ratification vote.

SAG-AFTRA’s national board is recommending the guild’s latest contract with the major studios to its full membership for ratification. The board “decisively” approved the deal, tentatively sealed earlier this month, on Monday, per the union. SAG-AFTRA did not specify how the vote shook out. Now, the membership will need to vote. Among the provisions in […]

The SAG-AFTRA board on Monday approved its four-year contract with the major studios, which includes a plan to merge the union’s two pension funds on Jan. 1, 2028. The deal now goes to the membership for a ratification vote. The pension merger has been a source of internal friction in the past. The Screen Actors […]

Apple TV+ Shrinking Premiere Inspires Life Lessons An evening at MoMA brought together storytelling, reflection, and timeless wisdom as Harrison Ford and Jason Segel shaped an unforgettable cultural moment. Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe: Harrison Ford & Jason Segel Teach Ultimate Acting & Life Lesson ! The arrival felt ceremonial, the kind of understated elegance that defines […]

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UPDATED with PGA & DGA statements: As Deadline exclusively reported earlier today, SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have nailed down a new contract. Of course, until this is voted on by some 160,000 members of the actors’ guild, everything will remain tentative for the time being. Yet, with AI protections, […]

It's official: the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA have reached a tentative agreement on a new deal, ahead of the current deal's June 30th deadline.

SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative four-year deal with the major studios, as negotiators have managed to avoid a repeat of the strikes of three years ago. The union agreed to a deal about a month after the Writers Guild of America announced its tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Both […]

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Nolan, it’s your turn up at bat. The DGA boss and his union are now the final major Hollywood guild not to make a deal with the studios and streamers, as SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP today have reached an agreement on a new contract, we hear. No one has made it official yet, […]

At the beginning of every Actor Awards (the kudocast formerly known as the SAG Awards), actors give a speech from their chairs in the room, sharing their origin stories. It’s usually about their big break, or how they first got their SAG-AFTRA card. The anecdotes can be amusing, serious or emotional, but they always end […]

The topic of contract negotiations with studios and streamers was off the table Monday night as SAG-AFTRA leaders put the focus on unity and celebration at the union’s annual “Rock the City” event in New York. The contract talks were recently put on pause and are set to resume April 27 ahead of the June […]

TV and film writers will be paying more for their health care in a deal with the major studios unveiled Wednesday by the Writers Guild of America. In return, the studios will kick in $321 million — a record sum — to keep the writers’ health fund solvent. The health plan changes are the centerpiece […]

SAG-AFTRA is headed back to the bargaining table with the studios and streamers later this month. The actors union issued a statement on Monday confirmed that negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers would resume on April 27. As with the first few weeks of talks, the two sides will be operating […]

SAG-AFTRA will resume its negotiations with the major studios on April 27, thanks to an early agreement with the Writers Guild of America. The performers’ union broke off talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on March 15. The two sides had been at the table for five weeks at that point, […]

Pending approval from the union's board and a ratification vote from its members, the WGA has reportedly reached a new deal with the AMPTP.

After the Trump administration released its national policy framework for artificial intelligence last week, SAG-AFTRA is on board. The union recently expressed its support for the legislative initiative, stressing that SAG members “deserve protection” against nonconsensual AI replications, while maintaining First Amendment rights. “SAG-AFTRA welcomes the administration’s National Policy…

Although the Hollywood strikes in the Season 3 premiere of The Comeback are fake, the support was absolutely real. While visiting Deadline’s SXSW Studio last weekend, the cast and creators of the HBO show had a laugh about the mass confusion they incited while re-creating the 2023 Hollywood strikes for a scene in front of […]

Scabby the Rat and about a dozen members of the Writers Guild Staff Union are still outside SAG-AFTRA headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard this afternoon as inside the WGA and the studios wrapped up their first day of contract talks. “What do we want?,” a throng of striking staffers chanted earlier Monday starting around 11:30 am […]

The Writers Guild of America began its talks with the major studios on Monday, as its striking staff members picketed outside. The talks were held at SAG-AFTRA headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard. Shortly before noon, the Writers Guild Staff Union marched a few blocks from WGA West headquarters to set up a picket line. They also […]

SAG-AFTRA has concluded a month of negotiations with the major studios without reaching a new contract, and will resume talks in June. The outcome was not unexpected, though negotiators had held out some hope that a new contract could be reached in March. “SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP completed productive bargaining sessions, including going several days […]

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On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Gene Maddaus offers an update on the contract negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the major studios and streamers. The Writers Guild of America is next up at the table starting March 16. Will SAG-AFTRA have a deal by week’s end? Maddaus dives into the issues and circumstances influencing the […]

SAG-AFTRA - the union that represents 160,000 actors, voiceover artists, and other media professionals - has issued a "Do Not Work Order" against Capcom's upcoming Mega Man sequel, Mega Man: Dual Override.

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SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, has issued a “Do Not Work” order for Mega Man: Dual Override, the latest entry in Capcom’s long-running action platformer video game franchise. The order, which you can see here, was given because “the producer… has failed to initiate the signatory process.” The actors’ union told its members to “withhold any […]

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