"If you have one really great script that's undeniable and really shows you that your voice is unique, that's what you truly need." #Writtenby vist.ly/5cxna

A Look Inside Three Writers’ Rooms

Showrunners from three series share experiences, tips during the Writers Guild Foundation’s 2026 festival.

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Sign the BECTU Union petition in support of ending the culture of long hours in UK film and TV production! #1u vist.ly/5cszz

End long hours culture in film & TV

Film and TV culture can leave workers doing long hours without adequate rest breaks. Sign Bectu's petition to demand safer, fairer working lives for everyone behind the camera.

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Screenwriter Adam McKay on the WGA lawsuit to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger. Read more writer testimony here: vist.ly/5ci4w. #BlockTheMerger

WGA Statement on Paramount-WBD Merger Pause. #BlockTheMerger

TV showrunner, writer, and producer Mike Schur on the WGA lawsuit to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger. Read more writer testimony here: vist.ly/5cdzr. #BlockTheMerger

Screenwriter David Koepp on the WGA lawsuit to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger. #BlockTheMerger

"U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin wrote that the state AGs 'present compelling evidence that the combined firm resulting from the transaction will possess substantial market share in the wide-release theatrical distribution market.'" #BlockTheMerger vist.ly/5bwf8

Judge Grants Order To Pause Paramount-WBD Merger

A federal judge ruled that state attorneys general had met the threshold to stop the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery transaction for at least 14 days.

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"Writers are always looking for ways to reexamine the human condition and put our identity not on trial but on examination through another lens. Aliens allow us to do that." #Writtenby vist.ly/5bwad

What Alien Movies Tell Us About Ourselves

The writers of the iconic sci-fi films Independence Day, Arrival, Men in Black, and more explain why alien stories have endured throughout cinematic history.

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"If a company has that amount of control over employment, they're able to set wages, they're able to drive wages down." #BlockTheMerger

The decision to eliminate categories from the prime-time broadcast devalues the contributions of the talent people the Academy is meant to honor.

“With fewer competitors, the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. entity would have both the incentive and the ability to lower costs by suppressing writers’ wages and reducing output. Writers will be paid less and have fewer employment opportunities.” #BlockTheMerger vist.ly/5bha2

Writers Guild Sues Paramount Over Warner Bros. Deal

The Writers Guild of America sued Paramount Skydance Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Tuesday, alleging the $110 billion merger would harm competition in the markets for film and television writing.

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If Warner Bros. merges with Paramount, the combined company would become the largest employer of writers. Both companies are already industry giants and the loss of head-to-head competition will directly impact writers at every level as well as the pipeline for emerging writers. #BlockTheMerger

Antitrust laws were designed to stop this kind of corporate consolidation before it happens. Thank you @agrobbonta and the coalition of state AGs for taking action. #BlockTheMerger

"The time is ripe for a West Wing reboot, which is something I actually said to Aaron Sorkin recently. Current events would make the show even more of a tonic than it was in its heyday." vist.ly/59wn5 #Writtenby

What is the Future of Political Storytelling?

As the U.S. prepares for the 250th anniversary of its independence, several Guild writers who have worked on political series and films discuss the challenges and strategies of writing about an American ideal right now, as well as in less-charged times.

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#AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms co-creator/showrunner Ira Parker on why he'd hire himself as a writer. #WGAWPod

Check out July's Guild Screenings, where all WGA members in active status can attend for FREE! Located at the Writers Guild Theater. 🍿vist.ly/59myv

Fans supporting Theorist Media workers - writers, editors, and more - as they fight to win their union and better pay and working conditions. Take a second to send the CEO a message urging him to recognize the union today! vist.ly/59gu9 #TheoristsUnite

In our latest episode, we chat with #AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms co-creator/showrunner Ira Parker about the creative challenges of worldbuilding, connecting to the Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon universe, and more. #WGAWPod vist.ly/58yde

Ep. 426 - Ira Parker - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

In our latest episode, Brian Gary speaks with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms co-creator/showrunner Ira Parker (House of the Dragon, Better Things) about the ...

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“It’s our view that these companies should be focused instead on investing that money in their own businesses, rather than wasting tens of billions to buy up the competition.” #Writtenby vist.ly/58ycm

Arming to Fight a Multi-Billion Dollar Disaster

Writers mobilize against the Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discover merger.

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Send a message to the CEO of Theorist Media/Lunar X to help Theorist writers get the contract they deserve! vist.ly/58wc7 #TheoristsUnite

"In the end, there has to be a willingness to make a fool of yourself, to have a really bad draft and maybe more than one really bad draft, bad ideas, things that go nowhere. You just have to make a big mess." #Writtenby vist.ly/57jph

(More) Advice From Behind the Mic

On 3rd & Fairfax, WGAW screenwriters discussed notes, pitching, writing for actors, and building on momentum.

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@freepress.bsky.social is here in Los Angeles with @bedoyausa.bsky.social @econliberties.bsky.social to hear from Angelinos about how a Paramount Warner Bros. merger would harm workers in the region. #BlocktheMerger #MainStreetvsTheMerger

The NY FAIR News Act is one step closer to becoming law! The bill passed the Senate—now it’s up to the Assembly. To help protect journalists and the public from AI, please contact Speaker Heastie via wgaea.st/FAIR-News and urge the Assembly to take immediate action to pass the NY FAIR News Act.

URGENT ACTION: Demand a vote on the NY FAIR News Act!

The New York Senate has passed the NY FAIR News Act! Now we need your urgent help to get the bill passed in the Assembly. The NY FAIR News Act (The New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requi...

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A message on CBS News from WGAE President Tom Fontana

How will the Paramount/WBD merger affect you? Tell us at a town hall or roundtable near you! Join us in Los Angeles with WGAW President Michele Mulroney, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, and Adam Conover @ 1-3pm, Saturday, June 6 at the Lumiere Cinema. www.eventbrite.com/e/main-stree...

Yesterday, 34 members of the California Congressional Delegation sent a letter to @robbonta.bsky.social thanking him for his commitment to investigating the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance. This anticompetitive merger must be blocked!

The WGA congratulates @sagaftra.org negotiating committee, negotiating staff and members on reaching a tentative agreement for a successor contract with the AMPTP.

Read the WGAE and @wgawest.bsky.social Statement on the Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholder Vote to Approve Paramount Merger

"This would be catastrophic for this industry and American culture," says @wgawest.bsky.social President Michele Mulroney. "Decades of consolidation has led to a broken system dominated by a handful of massive companies."

Join WGA leadership and thousands of industry professionals by signing the Open Letter opposing the Paramount-WBD merger.  blockthemerger.com/openletter#s...