But many series and films still on hold until actors reach a deal with studios and streamers
By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --The writers strike is now over. So when will your favorite shows return?
If you're a fan of comedy and late-night, expect to see your favorite hosts back on the air next week. Other shows may take a bit longer — there is still an active strike by 65,000 screen actors.
Screenwriters returned to work Wednesday for the first time since they walked out on May 2, which will restart the pipeline of work on shows like "Abbott Elementary."
The actors strike will prevent many projects from returning to normal. Certain paused productions such as "Deadpool 3," "Yellowjackets" and the next film from Quentin Tarantino will still have to wait on actors to reach a deal with studios.
WHEN IS "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" COMING BACK?
Late-night talk shows were the first to be affected when the strike began, and they'll be the first new shows back on air. NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on CBS all said they'll return on Monday.
They will return with a guest shortage, however. The actors strike limits the promotional appearances that are the lifeblood of late-night shows.
"Saturday Night Live" might be able to return for its 49th season — but there's no word yet on when it will be back. Its writers could be at work soon on sketches, and its actors could perform because they work under a different contract not covered by the actors strike, though as union members, they may be reluctant to do so.
Shows that return while actors are still picketing could prove controversial, as happened with the planned resumptions of daytime shows including "The Drew Barrymore Show" and "The Talk." Those plans were later abandoned.
The fastest show to make it back? That would be "Real Time with Bill Maher," which announced it would return Friday.
The host was among those who plotted a return without writers but ended up postponing once last week's negotiations were set.
WHAT ABOUT "STRANGER THINGS" AND "SUPERMAN?"
Writers rooms for scripted shows that shut down at the strike's onset, including Netflix's "Stranger Things," "Severance" on Apple TV+ and "Abbott Elementary" on ABC, are also likely to reactivate quickly. But with no performers to act out the scripts, long delays between page and screen will be inevitable.
Film writers will also get back to work on their slower timeline, though those working on scripts or late revisions for already scheduled movies — including "Deadpool 3" and "Superman: Legacy" — will certainly be hustling to avoid further release-date delays.
Director Quentin Tarantino's 10th film, "The Movie Critic," is among the already written scripts whose makers are awaiting actors' return to sets.
WHEN ARE DREW BARRYMORE AND OTHER DAYTIME SHOWS COMING BACK?
Barrymore's planned return to her daytime television show became a rallying point for picketers earlier this month, prompting her to cancel her plans. "The Talk" and "The Jennifer Hudson Show," which also employ some screenwriters, also called off plans to return.
Barrymore and the other shows have not announced their return dates.
ARE THERE ANY NEW SERIES OR MOVIES COMING OUT THIS FALL?
Absolutely. Networks had to get creative with fall programming by tapping into international shows, game shows and more sports. But there are still several new series and movies coming out this year.
Some standout newcomers include a "Walking Dead" show focused on fan favorite Daryl Dixon and a "John Wick" prequel series that are airing now. Still to premiere are a new Jesse L. Martin NBC series, "Irrational," and a "Frasier" sequel.
The PBS lineup is largely unaffected. It includes a Ken Burns documentary series, "The American Buffalo," and a drama show about the lives of people fighting World War II. The network also has nonfiction shows that examine Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Houston Astros cheating scandal, as well as how animals are adapting to human-caused habitat changes.
Movie theaters will have a mix of Oscar contenders and action films. Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone, will be out in October. November brings the newest Marvel film, "The Marvels," as well as the prequel "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes."
Tilda Swinton Explores Assisted Suicide In Pedro Almodóvar’s 1st English-Language Feature
Although "The Room Next Door" is Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language feature, Tilda Swinton notes that he's never written in a language that anyone else truly speaks.
"He writes in Pedro language, and here he is making another film in another version of Pedro language, which just happens to sound a little bit like English," Swinton said.
Set in New York, Swinton stars as Martha, a terminally ill woman who chooses to end her life on her own terms. After reconnecting with her friend Ingrid, played by Julianne Moore, Martha persuades her to stay and keep her company before she goes through with her decision.
Beyond the film's narrative, Swinton said she believes individuals should have a say in their own living and dying. She acknowledges that she has personally witnessed a friend's compassionate departure.
"In my own life I had the great good fortune to be asked by someone in Martha's position to be his Ingrid (Julianne Moore)," Swinton said.
She said that experience shaped her attitude about life and death: "Not only my capacity to be witness to other people in that situation, but my own living and my own dying."
Swinton spoke about "The Room Next Door," Almodóvar and he idea of letting people die on their own terms. Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
Q: Tackling that role, what was the challenge to get into the character?
SWINTON: I felt really blessed by the opportunity. So many of us have been in the situation Julianne Moore's character finds herself in, being asked to be the witness of someone who is dying. Whether that wanting to orchestrate their own dismount or not, to be in that position to be a witness is something that I've been... Read More