Yesterday, after 118 days on strike, negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced that they've reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that will end the longest TV and movie actors strike of all time.
In a statement to its union members, SAG-AFTRA wrote, "In a contract valued at over one billion dollars, we have achieved a deal of extraordinary scope that includes 'above-pattern' minimum compensation increases, unprecedented provisions for consent and compensation that will protect members from the threat of AI, and for the first time establishes a streaming participation bonus."
SAG-AFTRA added, "We have arrived at a contract that will enable SAG-AFTRA members from every category to build sustainable careers. Many thousands of performers now and into the future will benefit from this work."
Full details of the agreement will be provided after the SAG-AFTRA National Board reviews the tentative agreement. But the strike has officially ended, and actors everywhere are celebrating this monumental win for their industry.
Here are some of their reactions:
First, Jeremy Allen White, who was attending the premiere of his upcoming movie The Iron Claw, which was previously granted an interim agreement by SAG-AFTRA, found out about a deal being reached while being interviewed.
Similarly, Jeremy's costars Zac Efron and Harris Dickinson found out on The Iron Claw red carpet too.
Fran Drescher, who is the current president of SAG-AFTRA, wrote, "We did it!!!! The Billion+ $ Deal! 3X the last contract! New ground was broke everywhere! Ty sag aftra members for hanging in and holding out for this historic deal!"
Busy Philipps hilariously posted an Instagram story where she talked about how sad she was that she couldn't talk about a project she's excited about, presumably the new Mean Girls, and then an hour later, news broke that the strike was over.
Florence Pugh shouted out all of the "unbelievable work from everyone who was involved" in the negotiating committee, strikers, and more.
Mandy Moore wrote on her Instagram story, "Thank you @sagaftra negotiators and leadership for getting us over the finish line!!! Gratitude is the attitude!! And grateful to all those who walked the walked (picketers, strike captains, Our fellow union brothers and sisters, etc...)."
Octavia Spencer posted on Instagram, "Ready to work now that the strike is over!"
Sophie Turner posted SAG-AFTRA's official post with the union's statement to her IG story.
Camilla Luddington wrote on X, formerly Twitter, "YESSSSS IM READY TO SCRUB BACK INNNNNNN," alluding to production resuming on Grey's Anatomy soon.
Jack Quaid, who was seen on the picket line multiple times over the course of the strike, simply wrote, "YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!" on Instagram and X.
Ariana DeBose expressed her excitement to get back to work after the historic strike ended "with a historic deal."
Rahul Kohli posted the interview as a team clip from Step Brothers, along with the caption, "Me and @katesiegelofficial at midnight, ready to promote The Fall of the House of Usher..."
Lizze Broadway, who stars as Emma on Gen V, shared a screenshot of her FaceTiming with her costars Asa Germann and Derek Luh, who play Sam and Jordan, with the caption, "LETS GOOOOOO #SAGAFTRASTRONG."
