LOS ANGELES—The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) actors union and Hollywood producers agreed to an extension of the 2020 TV/theatrical contracts on June 30, which were to expire at 11:59 p.m. Friday evening, avoiding a possible strike for now.
The agreements will now expire on July 12 at 11:59 p.m., according to a joint statement from the SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents studios, television networks, and streaming services.
In the meantime, the parties will continue to negotiate under a mutually agreed upon media blackout.
“In order to exhaust every opportunity to achieve the righteous contract we all demand and deserve, after thorough deliberation it was unanimously decided to allow additional time to negotiate,” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said in a message to union members. “No one should mistake this extension for weakness.”…