Writers' strike freezes 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Game of Thrones' spinoff

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The WGA began a work stoppage on May 2 after failing to reach a new labor agreement with higher pay from Hollywood studios such as Netflix and Walt Disney.

LOS ANGELES — Writing for a new season of"The Handmaid's Tale" and a coming"Game of Thrones" prequel was halted as a nearly week-long strike by thousands of film and television writers rippled across Hollywood on Monday .

Writing of the dystopian drama stopped when the Writers Guild of America called a strike last week, Ms Chang told Reuters on Monday.Also on Monday,"Game of Thrones" author George R.R. Martin said in a blog post that the writers' room for prequel series"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight" was"closed for the duration of the strike."

Late-night talk shows immediately went dark, and some TV series and movies have followed. The final season of Netflix hit"Stranger Things" was paused. Marvel movie"Blade," starring Mahershala Ali, shut down just before filming was set to start. The series is set 100 years before the events of"Game of Thrones," a time when the Targaryen line holds the Iron Throne, and focuses on a young knight and his squire.The second season of"House of the Dragon," another"Game of Thrones" prequel, began filming in April, Mr Martin said, and will continue in London and Wales. All eight episodes already were written and revised, he said.

 

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