When you can see your favorite stars, TV shows and movies return

LOS ANGELES — Did you miss your favorite actors? They are returning after a strike that lasted nearly four months.

Wednesday’s deal between stunning actors, studios and streaming services it won’t bring the shots back in full swing immediately. This will take months.

But the interim agreement, which both sides say includes extraordinary provisions, means the film and television industries are nearing an end to more than six months of labor strife. Tens of thousands of entertainment industry workers will soon be able to return to work. Popular series such as “Deadpool”, “Abbott Elementary” and “The Last of Us” will also be one step closer to returning to the screens.

Hollywood loves happy endings. The players’ strike agreement can achieve this; However, there is still a chance that the strike will continue in the coming months.

Here’s some of what happens next.

Picket lines have been suspended and the only rallies on the horizon are the celebratory rallies promised by the actors’ union.

There are several steps that need to be taken before the agreement becomes official. On Friday, the national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will review the deal and could approve it. Details of the agreement will then be announced and the guild’s full membership will vote on the agreement.

However, when the striking screenwriters, who started their strike on May 2, reached an agreement in September, their guilds allowed the writing work to continue before the full ratification of the contract was completed.

Although it was possible that these votes could have destroyed the agreement, the union’s bargaining committee unanimously approved the agreement and called off the strike.

The exact terms of the deal will not be announced until later this week, but a few key points are known.

The union said the deal was worth more than $1 billion and that they “achieved extraordinary scope” that included compensation increases, consent protections for the use of artificial intelligence and actors’ likenesses, and included a new “broadcast participation bonus.”

The studios’ negotiating arm also says the agreement includes historical provisions. The Motion Picture and Television Producers Guild said in a statement on Wednesday that the “interim agreement represents a new paradigm.”

The companies “delivered SAG-AFTRA the largest contract-based contract gains in union history, including the largest increase in the minimum wage in the last four decades; a brand new relic for streaming programs; comprehensive consent and compensation protections in the use of artificial intelligence; and major contract increases across all products.”

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA’s chief executive and chief negotiator, told The Associated Press that the gains were worth the long strike.

“This is an agreement our members can be proud of. I’m definitely very proud of that,” Crabtree-Ireland said in an interview with the AP.

The strike caused an immediate halt to “Deadpool 3,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, as well as Ridley Scott’s sequel “Gladiator.” These are likely among the first films to resume production.

The writers’ strike decision allowed script work to continue on series such as “Abbott Elementary,” “The White Lotus” and “Yellowjackets.” This head start could help these productions return to the air more quickly once their stars are ready to work.

Television moves faster than movies and still faces a lengthy editing and promotion process after filming has finished.

Delays to more shows and movies have been announced in recent weeks — the final episodes of Kevin Costner’s “Yellowstone” won’t air until next November, and the next movie, “Mission: Impossible,” has also delayed its release.

Actors, many more actors will talk about their work again. The spectacular premieres will continue with their stars.

They didn’t have stars to promote movies like “Killers of the Flower Moon” and this week’s big movie, “The Marvels.” Strike rules prohibit actors from promoting work done for major studios; which prevents Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson and many other actors from being interviewed.

This prevented many artists, like “Killers of the Flower Moon” breakout Lily Gladstone, from having big celebratory moments. (Check out this list for more examples of performances that didn’t get much attention due to the strike.)

Some projects, such as Michael Mann’s upcoming racing drama “Ferrari,” have received exemptions. This allowed stars Adam Driver and Patrick Dempsey to attend the Venice Film Festival and also allowed Dempsey to be interviewed by People and declare him the Sexiest Man Alive.

But as Hollywood heads into awards season, you can expect to see more glamorous red carpet shots and interviews with stars.

It will definitely be back on and supercharged.

One of the ripple effects of the double whammy was that the Emmy Awards were postponed from September to January. It will now join the Grammys, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Oscars in Hollywood’s traditional awards season. All of these programs will air between January 15 and March 10.

As the strike approaches 2024, plans for the Emmys and SAG Awards to air on Netflix are in jeopardy.

The Golden Globe Awards remain in limbo as it tries to reinvent itself after years of scandal but does not yet have a U.S. broadcast partner.

It’s possible for another actor to strike (this could be done by video game artists). Negotiations for this contract are ongoing, but strikes have been permitted.

Actors who work on video games range from voice actors to stunt performers. They, too, expressed concerns about the use of artificial intelligence in their industries.

Studios will also hold talks with set workers and their guild, the International Theatrical Stage Employees Alliance, in 2024. IATSE members are crucial to film and television productions, from building sets to controlling lighting and even creating effects. They were severely affected by the filming halt and took to the picket line to support the writers and actors.

A key driver behind the actors’ and writers’ strikes was how much broadcasting had disrupted the industry, and this may also be a key point in set-staff negotiations.

As this year’s strikes continue, other sectors of the industry have turned to unionization. While some reality television workers have called for a union, visual effects artists working on Marvel movies have also voted to join IATSE.