The Acolyte and Current Star Wars Productions in the United Kingdom Apparently Unaffected by WGA Strike

While some productions - like Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - are facing difficulties tied to an absence of writers or producers on the set as they wrap up filming, Disney appears to be having much better luck with The Acolyte, which appears to be unaffected by the Writers Guild of America's ongoing strike.



A press release from the Writers Guild of Great Britain clarifies the 'dos' and 'don'ts' for writers in the United Kingdom who are currently at work, despite the ongoing strikes in the United States. Up-front, there is a paragraph indicating that writers are not permitted to work on new productions during this time:

This seems like bad news on the surface until you dig a little deeper. Namely, these restrictions only apply to new productions, and thus writers who already had commitments to existing works would be unaffected, provided that the contract was made under UK law:

This spells good news for UK-based Star Wars productions, such as The Acolyte (which is nearly finished with filming). The current drafts of Andor's remaining scripts were finished shortly before the strike began, and this likely means that rewrites should be permitted between now and when the show is expected to wrap filming in August. This might also mean that Steven Knight's Star Wars script, set in the New Jedi Order era, will be able to keep going full steam ahead. (The last word on that was that there were a few more weeks needed to finish the first draft.)



Both The Acolyte and Andor are set to arrive in 2024, while the New Jedi Order film is expected to take the December 19, 2025 release date.



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