Writers Strike
HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel series will forge ahead with production even as most other film and TV sets have gone dark.
The Screen Actors Guild voted to strike after negotiations with film and TV studios fell apart.
Unionized actors could join the already striking Writers Guild of America and grind the already slowed production process to a halt.
In a new interview, creator Jesse Armstrong explained how writers are striking over the very conditions that make shows like "Succession" possible.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
As alumnus David Zaslav gave a commencement speech, students also turned their backs and shouted support for striking writers. BU's head said they spoiled the event.
Obama said he hopes striking film and TV writers "get the fair share of the fruits of their labor."
Graduating students at Boston University protested David Zaslav's speech as they booed him amid the writers' strike on Sunday.
Jennings’ co-host Mayim Bialik reportedly backed out of the game show’s tapings for the rest of the season in solidarity with the WGA writers strike.
Several other late night hosts are reportedly still keeping their staff paid as the strike enters its third week.
The Writers Guild of America reportedly denied a proposed strike waiver that would have allowed for a June 11 broadcast.