Trending Now - SAG-AFTRA Plans April Talks With Studios Following WGA Agreement

WHO:

Deadline - SAG-AFTRA, Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)

Variety - SAG-AFTRA, Writers Guild of America (WGA)

WHAT:

Deadline - SAG-AFTRA confirmed that negotiations with AMPTP will resume.

Variety - SAG-AFTRA will resume negotiations with major studios on April 27, 2026.

Variety - SAG-AFTRA broke off talks with AMPTP on March 15, 2026, after five weeks of negotiations.

WHEN:

Deadline - Negotiations are set to resume on April 27, 2026.

Variety - Talks were broken off on March 15, 2026.

WHY:

Variety - The resumption of talks is attributed to an early agreement reached with the Writers Guild of America.

HOW:

Deadline - The two sides will be operating under the same conditions as the initial weeks of talks.

(UPDATED April 6, 2026 23:08 UTC)

SAG-AFTRA has confirmed that negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will resume April 27th, after breaking off talks March 15th. This decision follows an early agreement reached with the Writers Guild of America, which has paved the way for renewed discussions. Both sides will operate under the same conditions as during the initial weeks of negotiations.