It likely wont be what they left five months ago.
One thing they are not anticipating: a flood of spec scripts.
People were busy, they took picket lines seriously and were there every day.
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It wasnt just the daily physical presence at the pickets.
They were invested in the strike and their emotional focus was there, the first person said.
The observation was corroborated by writer David H. Steinberg.
No one is buying.
This is the worst marketplace that I have ever experienced, a veteran studio executivelamented to Deadlineback in April.
The big question is, how receptive the marketplace will be post-strike.
Theres a lot changing and shifting.
Were coming out of a [Covid] bubble that were still dealing with the fallout from.
Its an uncertain time, its a scary time.
We may not have seen the last of that either.
There will definitely be more rescinded renewals, one industry insider said last week.
(Deadline previously examined why shows early in their run are themost vulnerable for renewal reversals.)
There will be clearing the decks on a lot of stuff, one source said.
Buyers have reevaluated how much they want to do and areas they want to go.
The streaming gold rush that led to an overall deal boom a couple of years ago is officially over.
Pendulum Swing Or Bubble Burst?
We are not going back to 599 scripted shows, ever, a top TV executive said recently.
Added a veteran rep, The bubble seems to have burst.
