Hollywood is set to go dark, with movie and television production to come to a halt after actors couldn't reach agreement on a new contract. US Correspondent LaurenTomasi reports from Paramount Studios. 9News MORE:
"Writers are facing the most comprehensive assault on compensation and working conditions that they have seen in a generation," the Writers Guild stated on its website.
Actors and comedians Tina Fey, centre, and Fred Armisen, right, join striking members of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line during a rally outside Silvercup Studios.The previous writers' strike, in 2007-2008, lasted for 100 days, and the longest strike on record, in 1988, lasted for 153.
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