As the fall TV and movie season approaches, studios will have to make difficult decisions about which projects they want to push to 2024, and what theyโll roll the dice on in 2023. Without major stars available to promote films, and with late night talk shows on hold due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, studios are reluctant to gamble with their biggest properties. As Hollywoodโs unprecedented work stoppage continues, these are the films, TV series and special events that have been delayed.
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Dune: Part Two
The sequel to the sci-fi epic starring Zendaya and Timothรฉe Chalamet has moved its release date to March 15. Itโs not surprising that Warner Bros. would make this move. When youโve got popular young stars like Chalamet and Zendaya, you want them taking over headlines with unforgettable red carpet appearances on a global press tour.
The 75th Primetime Emmys

The Television Academy has not officially confirmed a new date for the 2023 Emmys, but itโs understandable that the organization wouldnโt want the controversy and chaos of a hostless show, empty auditorium and picketers outside the event.
Late Night TV
The first series to go dark due to the WGA writers strike were late-night TV talk shows and the long-running sketch comedy hit Saturday Night Live.
Wicked
The crew of this highly-anticipated musical was only 10 days away from wrapping production when the actorsโ strike was announced. Though itโs been put on pause, thereโs a chance Wicked: Part One can still make its November 27, 2024 release date.
Challengers
This drama set in the tennis world has been pushed back to April 26, 2024, because what is the point of the movie starring Zendaya if you canโt have her destroying red carpets around the world?
Blade

This Marvel Studios project has been snake bitten since day one. After changing directors and experiencing multiple script problems and pandemic delays, itโs now fallen victim to the ongoing strikes. Itโs starting to feel like weโre never going to actually see Mahershala Ali as Blade.
Interview With the Vampire: Season 2

AMCโs vampire drama is filming overseas, but with some of the cast as SAG-AFTRA members, it has paused production.
Euphoria: Season 3

Thereโs always a long break between seasons, but this time fans can expect to wait until 2025 since Season 3 scripts still need to be finished.
Abbott Elementary: Season 3
The showโs award-winning writers were gearing up to start work on Season 3 when the WGA went on strike, so weโll have to wait a while for the next school year to start.
Evil: Season 4

This Paramount+ horror/thriller left us with a wild cliffhanger and itโs going to be a long wait to get answers. Season 4 filming was wrapped due to both picketers and a cast member leaving set for family reasons.
P-Valley: Season 3
Creator Katori Hall already told us we had to wait two years for P-Valley Season 3. With both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA on strike, itโs possible that the wait will get even longer.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Season 3
The Season 3 writersโ room was shut down when the strike started, so itโs going to be a while before we check back in with Raq and Kanan.
Jeopardy!: Season 40

The game showโs popular Tournament of Champions and the kick-off to Season 40 have been delayed as contestants are refusing to appear in support of the writersโ strike.
Silo: Season 2

Season 1 of the AppleTV+ post-apocalyptic drama just ended, so youโll have plenty of time to catch up before Season 2 can begin production.
Stranger Things: Season 5
Showrunners the Duffer Brothers shut down the writersโ room for the final season of their Netflix hit when the WGA strike started. Maybe more time means weโll get a completely satisfying ending.
The Mandalorian: Season 4

If you want to know whatโs next for Din and Grogu, prepare yourself to be patient. The Star Wars drama was in the early stages of pre-production on Season 4 when the writers strike began. For Pedro Pascal fans, youโll have an equally long wait for Season 2 of his HBO series The Last of Us.
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