Striking Actors Agree Deal With Hollywood Studios

On Wednesday, the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to end their nearly four-month strike. In an announcement, the union said the 118-day strike would officially end at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, CNN reported. "In a unanimous vote this afternoon, the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Committee approved a tentative agreement with the AMPTP bringing an end to the 118-day strike," the actors’ union said.

The strike had shut down production across the industry for nearly four months and raised existential questions over the future of the entertainment business. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios, had been negotiating with the union off and on throughout the year to reach a deal.

The union’s negotiating committee approved the deal on a unanimous vote. The agreement next goes to the SAG-AFTRA national board for approval on Friday. Specific details of the deal are expected to be revealed when the agreement goes to the board on Friday.