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Hollywood\u2019s crippling strikes are set to really hit home, with studios running out of new films and TV shows by Christmas.<\/p>\n
One senior Hollywood executive warned of an \u201cabsolute collapse\u201d of the industry.<\/p>\n
Production is at a standstill on virtually all scripted movies, drama series, sitcoms and chat shows.<\/p>\n
It has left viewers worldwide facing a blackout of their favourite shows.<\/p>\n
New seasons of television hits \u2013 including Yellowjackets, Stranger Things, Family Guy, The Handmaid\u2019s Tale and Abbott Elementary \u2013 are all on indefinite hold.<\/p>\n
Game Of Thrones fans also face frustration over long-awaited HBO prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> AI expert warns ‘Hollywood needs to evolve’ fearing ‘biggest danger’ of strikes<\/strong><\/p>\n The show\u2019s creator, author George RR Martin, has backed his striking writing team with a message of solidarity in which he declared: \u201cNo one wanted this but the studios and the networks and the streamers gave us no choice.\u201d<\/p>\n A raft of high-profile cinema films \u2013 including the eighth instalment in Tom Cruise\u2019s Mission: Impossible franchise \u2013 have also been shelved indefinitely. Even movies finished before screenwriters went on strike four months ago \u2013 followed in mid-July by 165,000 members of actors\u2019 union SAG-AFTRA \u2013 have seen release dates pushed back to not inflame the dispute.<\/p>\n Poor Things, a surreal sci-fi fantasy starring Emma Stone, was originally slated for release in the UK this Friday but will now not hit cinemas until January.<\/p>\n And last Wednesday, Challengers \u2013 a much-vaunted sports romance starring Zendaya \u2013 was pulled as the opening attraction at the annual Venice Film Festival and will now premiere in April.<\/p>\n A senior studio production source said: \u201cThe whole entertainment industry is in turmoil.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n \u201cBut the bottom line for viewers is they\u2019re about to start noticing their favourite shows aren\u2019t returning to TV.<\/p>\n \u201cBy Christmas, I\u2019m afraid fresh pickings are going to be slim to non-existent.\u201d<\/p>\n Barry Diller, a former CEO at 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures, warned: \u201cIf it doesn\u2019t get resolved until Christmas or later, there will simply not be as many programmes made next year and subscriptions will get pulled.<\/p>\n \u201cThat would result in less money for the movie and television studios to invest in further offerings. This will actually have devastating effects if it is not settled soon.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/36\/590x\/secondary\/4940060.jpg?r=1693662565594\")
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