The Hollywood writers went on strike in 2023 due to a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, a body that represents major Hollywood studios and production companies like Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount, Sony, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, and Disney. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) representing 11,500 screenwriters went on strike to demand better pay, better residuals, staffing requirements, and shorter exclusivity deals. The guild is seeking higher compensation for writers across the board, as pay for most writers is down despite the proliferation of streaming services. The union also wants TV shows to staff a certain number of writers for a period of time, as the rising practice of “mini rooms” where only a handful of writers are working on a series is often employed during development, before a show is greenlit. The strike ended after nearly five months of negotiations with entertainment companies, putting an end to the first Hollywood strike since 2007.