While we won’t know how the negotiations between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) turn out until we hear directly from the union, Amazon Studios is now the first to specifically cite the strikes as the justification for canceling, I’m sorry, un-renewing a show.
The Chloë Grace Moretz-starring sci-fi series “The Peripheral” was renewed for a second series in February of 2023, but as noted by The Hollywood Reporter, Prime Video has changed its mind.THR also reports that season 2 had just begun preproduction ahead of WGA members going on strike in May, which has now become a dual strike following the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike in July.
The series was created by Scott B.
Smith based on William Gibson’s novel of the same name, with “Westworld” creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy…
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