Variety takes a closer look at when the biggest shows on TV will return.
The television industry won’t waste any time when it comes to getting back to work following the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike. With a focus on broadcast shows, prep and pre-production are well underway.
However, anxious viewers shouldn’t get too excited about their favorite scripted series coming back, as it could take more time than expected. When the writers strike ended at the end of September, the rooms opened up the following week, but that doesn’t mean that the actors can do the same.
Dick Wolf’s writers (for the “FBI,” “Law & Order” and “Chicago” franchises) went back into their respective rooms Oct. 4, so filming could begin as early as the week after Thanksgiving, kicking off on Nov.
