Production on "Stranger Things" halted due to writers' strike
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Production on "Stranger Things" has been put on hold, the show's writers tweeted on Saturday. Filming for the fifth season of the Netflix show was sidelined due to the writers' strike.
The writing team for the supernatural show runs a Twitter account where the Duffer brothers — the creators and executive producers of the show — shared an update with fans. "Duffers here. Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we're excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike," the tweet reads. "We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then — over and out."
The Writers Guild of America, the union that represents writers in TV, film and digital media, said they were calling for a strike on May 2 after six weeks of unsuccessful negotiations with some of the top media companies, including Netflix, Disney, Apple, NBC Universal and CBS News' parent company, Paramount.
