Hollywood studios, writers near agreement to end strike, hope to finalize deal Thursday, sources say

I am so excited for the writers, but remember that for Hollywood to totally get back to work, SAG-AFTRA needs to end their strike too, and their demands are even more stringent than the writers. So there may still be a ways to go.

That said, the AMPTP knows that if these strikes don't end by October, they won't even have any shows for the spring.

I wonder what their AI concessions look like. Sounded like the studios were offering nothing around those demands before.

Well, as long as they get a fair deal, we'll be happy for them.

Do take anonymous sources with a grain of salt though. Keep your expectations low, anything can happen at this point.

Bill Maher and Drew Barrymore knew. They didn't mind going back to work if the negotiations stalled for a long time but when they discovered the strike was close to ending they realized it was stupid to take such a PR hit just to save a few days of shooting.