The writers’ strike is officially over, yet it will be months — possibly years —before some of TV’s most popular series will return with new episodes. In many cases, the WGA work stoppage — and the still ongoing SAG strike — compounded already-lengthy production delays. Scroll down as we take stock of seven shows navigating perpetual MIA-dom.
When We Left Off: Season 1 finale dropped February 26, 2023.
Where Things Stand: The show was planning to once again film on location in Butte, Montana’s civic center. But as the strikes stretched on, the lease expired, meaning 1923 will have to find a new location to shoot Season 2.
New Episodes ETA: Late 2024.
When We Left Off: Season 2 finale dropped Feb. 27, 2022.
Where Things Stand: The strikes are but one set of headwinds facing HBO’s dark teen drama. Residual delays stemming from series creator Sam Levinson’s since-ended commitment to cancelled showbiz drama The Idol, combined with leading lady Zendaya’s busy film schedule, means the premium cabler will be Euphoria-free for the foreseeable future.
New Episodes ETA: “Ideally in 2025,” HBO’s Francesca Orsi recently told Deadline.
When We Left Off: Season 2 finale dropped June 2, 2022.
Where Things Stand: Production on Season 3, already delayed due to Jean Smart’s heart surgery, was halted in May when the writers’ strike began.
New Episodes ETA: Late 2024.
When We Left Off: Season 1 finale dropped April 8, 2022.
Where Things Stand: Apple TV+’s prestige thriller, already beset by backstage drama, halted production Season 2 in May at the start of the writers’ strike.
New Episodes ETA: Late 2024
When We Left Off: Season 4 finale dropped March 17, 2022.
Where Things Stand: The good news: The fifth and final season is in the can and, better still, has a premiere date — albeit a vague one: Early 2024. The bad news: The Sonequa Martin-Green captained show will have been AWOL for two years when it finally returns.
New Episodes ETA: Early 2024 (watch teaser here).
When We Left Off: Season 4B dropped on July 1, 2022.
Where Things Stand: Production on the fifth and final season — which could take up to a year to shoot — has been pushed to 2024. “While we’re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike,” series creators Matt and Ross Duffer said back in May. With the WGA strike now resolved, the Netflix phenom’s writers took to social media Wednesday to announce, “We’re back.” Still, it’s going to be a long time before new episodes surface. How long? Well…
New Episodes ETA: Sometime in 2025.
When We Left Off: The 5A finale dropped Jan 1, 2023.
Where Things Stand: The second half of Season 5 was supposed to premiere this fall, but between the strikes and the ongoing contract dispute involving leading man Kevin Costner, it’s anyone’s guess when production will begin on what will possibly be the Costner-less series’ final six (or 10?) episodes.
New Episodes ETA: Late 2024.
It really bites that 1923 is pushed back like that because it is the best out of all of the Yellowstone shows.
Yellowstone, however, can disappear as far as I’m concerned.
I hope Stranger Things doesn’t take too long.
Let him come back and get online so we can watch the movie
By the time these show reappear will we even care anymore??
I’ll wait for Stranger Things (since I don’t have a choice :p). I am betting it will be worth it. The series so far has just been top notch.
I feel like Discovery is going to be fine. I mean, it’s done anyway. But I think it’ll come out on time, won’t it? Since it is in the can and likely the actors will have plenty of time to promote it once that strike is done…
BTW, bit of dev news: Neil Gaiman posted he’s back to work on the scripts for series three of Good Omens; so far just the scripts have been ordered and he’s the only writer that’s been hired. So still very iffy, but something is better than nothing. (He’d written episode one before the strike.)
They don’t need other writers, Neil Gaiman has written every episode alone.
(gestures to the title card for every episode of season 2 that says “Written for television by Neil Gaiman and John Finnemore”)
No, he has not written every episode alone. Go check out John Finnemore’s work and his role on Good Omens. Finnemore’s work has made the series even better.
I loved the first season of Good Omens, but was underwhelmed by the second.
I feel bad for a couple shows that went through two very different circumstances in the first half of the decade.
Sydney Sweeney is also very busy, so having her and Zendaya free at the same time makes it an even bigger challenge for Euphoria, And then working out what to do about Angus Cloud’s death,……..
Is there any news on Yellowjackets?
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STRANGER THINGS & STAR TREK:DISCOVERY…I’m old…I hope I’m still around for their final seasons…
I watch 1923 and Yellowstone… I’m more upset about the delay of 1923!
So am I. At this point I couldn’t care less if Yellowstone returns.
Any updates on Girls5Eva?
What about Resident Alein?
Season 3 has finished filming. No release date has been announced.
Since it’s a shortened series, I’m expecting it to be a midseason replacement or a burnoff.
Very much doubt there’ll be any more after this.
I just really REALLY hope these shows are saved til their season is complete and we can watch them uninterrupted. The Season A and B stuff that has been quietly going on lately as a lot of streamers have been adopting this strategy from basic cable networks since covid has been nothing but frustrating.
Streamers you wonder why you dont get huge numbers for shows at launch like The Witcher? It may not be 100% because of people like me, but I guarantee you there is enough that it effects the bottomline. Release seasons when they are complete. I will wait, even if you release a half season, I WILL wait til its over. Hell I choose to wait for 99% of weekly drop streaming series as it is, no skin off my nose.
Stranger Things won’t be the same show anymore with the kids being so much older. Hopefully they find a way to make it work.
I am waiting for an update about The Orville. Hope it comes back.