WGA Eyes Showrunner Meeting on Friday Following Flap Over Outreach From Kenya Barris, Noah Hawley and Others
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business Editor After more than four months on strike, many showrunners are getting restless. Writers Guild of America leaders are fielding a stepped-up volume of inquiries from prominent members who are frustrated with the duration of the work stoppage and looking to understand the guild’s strategy in engaging with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
In response to this heightened activity, multiple sources say several guild leaders are set to meet in person with a group of showrunners on Friday at WGA West headquarters.
A WGA West communications rep declined to comment, but Chris Keyser, who is co-chair of the WGA negotiating committee, told Variety via text message, “We have conversations with members every day.
I’m not commenting on individual ones.” The message that several different clusters of showrunners are trying to send to guild leaders is clear: “It’s not ‘We’re coming after you’ but ‘How can we help?’ ” in the words of one showrunner who has been involved.
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