Arts·Group Chat

What a post-strike Hollywood could look like

Screenwriter and showrunner Anthony Q. Farrell and culture critic Kathryn VanArendonk talk about what the Hollywood writers' strike actually changed.

Screenwriter Anthony Q. Farrell and TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk share their predictions

Two people walk holding WGA strike signs.
People picket outside of Paramount Pictures studios during the Hollywood writers strike on May 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

It's been a week since the end of the Writers Guild of America's strike.

In the days since, industry insiders and onlookers alike are still trying to figure out what this new chapter in Hollywood will look like.

Host Elamin Abdelmahmoud speaks with screenwriter and showrunner Anthony Q. Farrell and culture critic Kathryn VanArendonk about what the strike actually changed, and what audiences can expect in the future.

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, available wherever you get your podcasts.


Panel produced by Jess Low and Jane van Koeverden.