SAG-AFTRA members took to the picket lines outside major studios on Friday, July 14, aligning themselves and joining forces with WGA strikers who walked out on May 2.
Protests are expected outside the studios and networks of Paramount, Disney, Universal, Sony, Fox and streaming giants Amazon and Netflix in Los Angeles and New York.
This marks the first strike for actors in the film and television industry since 1980 and the first simultaneous strike of actors and the writers unions since 1960.
Scroll through the photos below to stay up to date with Deadline’s coverage as creative forces clash with industry giants.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Getty Images National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA secretary-treasurer US actress Joely Fisher, and SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Getty Images SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Getty Images SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher speaks with members of the media while joining SAG-AFTRA and WGA members as they picket outside Netflix studios.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Ryan Fleming SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher at Netflix.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Rosy Cordero SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher at Netflix.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Rosy Cordero SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher & Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Los Angeles
Image Credit: Getty Images SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher (C) boards a bus with guild members traveling to picket lines in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2023.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Los Angeles
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Duncan Crabtree-Ireland speaks in support of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike at the SAG-AFTRA Building.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Los Angeles
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Frances Fisher and Joely Fisher.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Los Angeles
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Frances Fisher, Joely Fisher, SAG-AFTRA members.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – NBC Rockefeller Center
Image Credit: Getty Images Jason Sudeikis
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Paramount
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Fox
Image Credit: Matt Grobar Josh Gad
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Paramount
Image Credit: Gilbert FloresGetty Images Constance Zimmer
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Getty Dylan McDermott
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Rosy Cordero Ana de la Madrid, Adrian Gonzalez and Tanya Saracho.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images Kirk Fox
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Rosy Cordero John Oritz
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Paramount
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike at the Paramount Pictures Studio.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Paramount
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Getty Images SAG-AFTRA and WGA Members and Supporters walks the picket line at Paramount.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Paramount
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores/Variety SAG-AFTRA and WGA Members and Supporters walks the picket line.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Paramount
Image Credit: Rosy Cordero Dan Vetanovetz, IATSE 728
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Culver City
Image Credit: Getty Images Outside Culver Studios, home of Amazon Studios.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – NBC Rockefeller Center
Image Credit: Getty Images NBC Rockefeller Center
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – NBC Rockefeller Center
Image Credit: Getty Images NBC Rockefeller Center
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – NBC Rockefeller Center
Image Credit: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images Members of the Writers Guild of America East and SAG-AFTRA walk the picket line outside NBC Rockefeller Center.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Paramount
Image Credit: Gilbert FloresGetty Images SAG-AFTRA and WGA Members and Supporters walks the picket line.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Rosy Cordero Stevie Nelson and Kate Comer SAG-AFTRA captains at Netflix.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Rosy Cordero SAG-AFTRA tent at Netflix.
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Day 1 – Netflix
Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty Images SAG-AFTRA and WGA Members and Supporters get ready to walk the picket line in support of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike at the SAG-AFTRA Building.