Of all the new series, Lower Decks has been perhaps the most consistent - seasons 1-3 premiered in August, while season four premiered in early September.
Animated television writers are in another guild, one that signed a new contract over a year ago. Neither the WGA or SAG-ACTRA strikes have impacted them.
That poster is wrong I’m afraid. Though not every job in animation was impacted (some were non-union, some accepted the interim agreements) Lower Decks definitely was. The cast is all SAG and all struck.
SAG-AFTRA’s strike definitely impacted voice work. Non-guild work exists, and wasn’t impacted, but the main cast of LD are all SAG and have mostly hit the picket line too.
@ValueSubtracted Is the Friday Night Death Slot still a thing? Because it’s right around this point Star Trek series usually get shuffled into the Friday Night Death Slot.
Of all the new series, Lower Decks has been perhaps the most consistent - seasons 1-3 premiered in August, while season four premiered in early September.
This pattern may or may not hold.
Writers strike likely affected scripts…
Not to mention SAG-AFTRA strike still ongoing…
So I imagine it will push back season 5 by some months, possibly til 2025
Animated television writers are in another guild, one that signed a new contract over a year ago. Neither the WGA or SAG-ACTRA strikes have impacted them.
Thanks, didn’t know that
I thought I read that voice actors joined the SAG strike, so that complicated things
That poster is wrong I’m afraid. Though not every job in animation was impacted (some were non-union, some accepted the interim agreements) Lower Decks definitely was. The cast is all SAG and all struck.
SAG-AFTRA’s strike definitely impacted voice work. Non-guild work exists, and wasn’t impacted, but the main cast of LD are all SAG and have mostly hit the picket line too.
Also, the strike is over.
@ValueSubtracted Is the Friday Night Death Slot still a thing? Because it’s right around this point Star Trek series usually get shuffled into the Friday Night Death Slot.
@NemoWuMing
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of that being relevant to streaming shows.
Since the only country in which LD airs on tv is Canada, and it streams there as well, I doubt it’s a factor.