On Sept. 24, the Writers Guild of America and major Hollywood studios, such as Warner Bros and Paramount, came to a deal to end the 148-day strike. The WGA disclosed the details of the agreement on Tuesday.

The original strike was a fight for higher pay, larger residuals for streaming and addressing the usage of artificial intelligence, among other issues. About 11,500 film and TV writers went on strike, many losing their jobs along the way. 

The WGA and studio executives came to agreeable terms; the seven-page summary of the deal between the parties, which was also distributed to members, showed increased wages and residuals, as well as addressing the demands for a minimum amount of staff in writers’ rooms and some protection against the usage of artificial intelligence.

Residuals, which are royalty payments, will increase by 76% for overseas streaming.  Additionally, for the first time, writers will receive bonuses from streaming services based on the percentage of active users. On top of that, wages will be raised by 12.5% over the next three-year period. On the issue of the minimum number of writers being present and available, it was agreed that at least three writer-producers must be hired for writers’ rooms for the first season of shows running for 20 weeks or longer. As related to Artificial Intelligence, the parties agreed that studios are no longer allowed to use AI to rewrite writer’s original material, though it can be used to assist writers if the company allows it.   

With the WGA strike resolved, it is expected that studio executives will now turn their attention toward the 16,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, SAG-AFTRA. These performers and actors have been on strike since mid-July, and negotiations to end the strike are yet to be made.