reality TV, game shows and reruns. But streaming services like Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery’s rebranded Max, and Disney’s Disney+ and Hulu have more flexibility.
They have some programs that were finished pre-strikes. Streaming algorithms will also be serving up material from their vast library based on past viewing habits. Notice how everyone is watching “Suits" this summer? (The legal drama which features pre-Duchess Meghan Markle finished its original run in 2019.) Meanwhile, just how much actors and writers are compensated from these views is one of the issues at stake in the negotiations.
The coming TV schedule isn’t devoid of new material—you can look forward to a new season of “Fargo" in November, for instance. Still, it is looking less packed than usual, especially for those invested in scripted fare. (If you want reality: You’re set.) Here’s a guide to what shows are delayed, and what you can watch instead.
If you want a hilarious comedy like ABC’s“Abbott Elementary" with another will-they-won’t-they romance, watch “Starstruck"on Max… The writers for Quinta Brunson’s Emmy-winning ABC series were supposed to start work on May 3—a day after the writers’ strike began. Because of the work stoppage they never picked up their pens to figure out what’s going to happen to the budding romance between Janine (Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams). To feed your need for a sexy, but also very funny, tension-filled couple, turn to “Starstruck" currently on Max.
The British series, like “Abbott," comes from a talented young writer-performer. Here, it is Rose Matafeo, playing a hot mess who hooks up with a movie star one New Year’s Eve (Nikesh Patel). Turns out he’s actually a lovely guy and the feelings are real and
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