House of Dragons, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.Photo:Courtesy of HBO, NBCUniversal
Courtesy of HBO, NBCUniversal
House of the Dragonwill continue production as many other sets includingLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitremain shut down after the Screen Actors Guild announced they wouldstrikealongside the Writers Guild of America.
PEOPLE has learned that theGame of Thronesprequel will be allowed to continue shooting its upcoming second season as anEquitycontract production.
The cast ofHouse of the Dragonis mostly comprised of actors who work under Equity, the sister union to SAG-AFTRA in the U.K., and therefore, are not advised to participate in the current strike.
House of Dragon.Ollie Upton/HBO
However, Equity encouraged its members to “join rallies and demonstrations, which we will be organising in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA in the coming days and weeks.”
News of the SAG-AFTRA strike comes one day afterIce-Tconfirmed thatLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitis one of the many shows facing an indefinite delay in production due to the actors union strike and the ongoing WGA strike.
“Shout out to all the SVU fans.. Normally we would be back in production, filming the new season.. Unfortunately we’re still on hold due to the Writter’s [sic] strike.. Hopefully we’ll be back sooner VS later.. I’ll keep you posted.. ,” he shared onTwitter.
On Thursday, SAG-AFTRA — the union that comprises of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists — announced it has initiated a strike after failed contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
SAG PresidentFran Drescherand Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of SAG-AFTRA, shared the news at a press conference Thursday afternoon, saying the vote was “unanimous.” Crabtree-Ireland said the studios"left us with no alternative"than to strike.
She added, “The jig is up…. We demand respect. You share the wealth, because you cannot exist without us.”
Fran Drescher looks on as National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland speaks during a press conference at the labor union’s headquarters in Los Angeles, California, on July 13, 2023.CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty
CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty
Multiple outlets reported June 27 that more than 300 actors had signed a letter addressed to SAG-AFTRA’s leadership and negotiating committee that expressed a concern that “SAG-AFTRA members may beready to make sacrifices that leadership is not" as the deadline to agree to new contracts with the AMPTP loomed ahead, perRolling Stone.
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SAG’s strike means that both Hollywood actors and writers — who havebeen on strikesince May 2 following their own failed negotiations with the AMPTP — are not currently crossing picket lines to work on movie and television productions.
source: people.com
