Netflix faces a new downfall again! The Television Writers’ strike is taking down the streaming giant with it. We all know that the platform has already been struggling with subscribers for a long time. From password-sharing clampdown to cancellation of fan-favorite shows, people have been infuriated badly. Social media users who follow their official page on Twitter might already know how subscribers constantly bash the streaming giant for not bringing the thing they want to watch. Now this new rising issue seems to create a darker effect on the company.

The Writers Guild of America has started a strike for the first time in 15 years. All television and film writers are demanding an increment in pay for their creative contributions. Moreover, it is revealed that this halt would impact all the streamers and shows like The Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show, and Late Night on NBC.

As of now, the effects of the strike might not be visible for streamers like Netflix but will certainly come out in the long run. “When it comes to scripted dramas or comedies, it would actually be quite a while before a normal viewer would see a difference,” Hollywood Reporter’s Alex Weprin told CBS News.

The writer stated the change would not be visible to people right away because the OTT platforms already have episodes shot for running shows. Also, some scripts for the upcoming shows have been written. However, if the strike continues this whole summer things might turn upside down for streamers.

How Netflix and other streamers will fend off this disastrous wave? 

Considering the writers have stopped working for companies and production houses, streamers are rushing to finish their current projects. They are trying to create a backup because if things get complicated in the coming months they would have something for viewers. Netflix recently revealed that they will add more overseas content to engage their subscribers during the strike.

“We’ve got ourselves ready. We’ve had a lot of content that’s been produced,” said the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery. Yet, the production teams are still in the red zone as they don’t have writers to make last-minute changes. Meanwhile, the DGA will try to settle things with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on May 10.

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