SAG-AFTRA And Studios To Resume Talks, 12 Days After AMPTP Walked Away From Table

After walking away from negotiations 12 days ago, studios will resume talks with SAG-AFTRA on Tuesday, Oct. 24. "Several executives from AMPTP" will be in attendance, the actors guild announced on Sunday.

SAG-AFTRA members have been on strike since July 13. Their decision to picket came after more than a month of contract negotiations between the guild — the labor union representing more than 160,000 performers — and the AMPTP ended without agreement on a new deal.

Among the key issues on the table, according to our sister publication Variety, are "streaming residuals, artificial intelligence, and pension and health contributions." In June, more than 1,000 actors — including A-list names like Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence — signed a letter to SAG-AFTRA, urging their union to secure a "transformative" deal with studios and streamers and confirming their intention to strike if the deal wasn't made.

The writers' strike, meanwhile, unofficially ended on Sept. 27 after WGA leadership voted the previous day to end the strike and send its members back to work. The strike's formal conclusion followed on Oct. 9, when 99% of WGA members voted in favor of ratifying a new contract with the AMPTP. The new deal will remain in place through May 1, 2026.