Hollywood’s waiting game isn’t over yet as SAG-AFTRA and studios failed to reach a deal on Sunday, the final day of their primary negotiations period.
The negotiations over the union’s next three-year deal covering film and TV work are now set to continue later this spring ahead of the contract’s June 30 expiration. SAG-AFTRA had previously scheduled this backup period for additional talks in case their first didn’t yield an agreement.
The announcement arrived on Sunday just after the 98th annual Academy Awards concluded and before the Writers Guild of America enters its own negotiations with the AMPTP on Monday. SAG-AFTRA was the first major union to head into bargaining with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in 2026.
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