Its staffing season in September.
A number of new series picked up right before or during the writers strike are assembling their writers rooms.
There is a slew of series teed up for a writers room kickoff the week of Oct. 6.
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Additionally, studios also had not been able to speak with their showrunners until Wednesday of this week.
That applies especially to broadcast where writing and filming overlap.
Timing on film and TV production restart is still up in the air as SAG-AFTRA remains on strike.
Broadcast series are already months behind their regular schedule.
The most they could get is expected to be 12-13 for a drama.
Additionally, there were a slew of cancellations and unrenewals during the work stoppage, releasing dozens of writers.
