Netflix has quietly acknowledged that last year's entertainment writer and actor strikes made an impact on the number of shows and films it was able to put out last year. But it's also promising that the slump in releases is almost over. In today's Q3 earnings release, the shareholder letter from the company included the line, "Our 2024 programming has been patchier than normal due to last year’s strikes. But our volume has picked up again and we’re excited for what’s ahead." Squid Game Season 2 is part of Netflix's upswing in content after a "patchy" 2024.The strikes being referred to are last year's actions by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), where both groups undertook a work stoppage to push for better terms in their respective contracts. Though the strikes were understook separately, the two groups rallied together around issues such as limitations around use of AI to replace their respective work, and issues around pay.The two strikes lasted roughly five months, meaning that for that duration no writing or acting work on shows or film could be done by guild members. It makes sense then that a five-month gap where numerous shows and films couldn't proceed with production, filming, or other work would impact things somewhere down the pipeline, but Netflix is now claiming it's weathered this period and is ready to be back in action. In Q4, it's planning for the release of Squid Game season 2, Love is Blind season 7, and various other releases.Our 2024 programming has been patchier than normal due to last year’s strikes. But our volume has picked up again and we’re excited for what’s ahead
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