
“So, are we in a sad time? Are we feeling the stress and the the lack of collaboration at the moment? Absolutely.
“All I can say is that, outside of being a mother, my purpose is being nourished by the artistic process, and it’s my relationship with writers that fuels and feeds me,” she said. Orsi spoke about what she is doing during the WGA work stoppage and what she would tell striking writers who have been in business with HBO. Now overall and first-look deals everywhere are being suspended, including for HBO mainstays like David Simon who has worked at the network for 25 years. “We can’t start shooting, so the delivery of that show - ideally in 2025 - will be determined on when we can pick back up with Sam, who at this point is all pencils down and just finishing posts on Idol.”įor decades, HBO has been known for its close, longstanding relationships with creators. “ Euphoria is one of those that we had begun writing in tandem with post-production on Idol but at this point, we don’t have countless scripts,” Orsi said. Season 2 of the show debuted in January 2022. Fans will have to wait even longer for Season 3 between Levinson’s commitment to The Idol, Zendaya’s packed schedule, and now, the writers strike. There was a two-and-a-half-year pandemic-related gap between Season 1 and Season 2 of HBO’s hit Euphoria, created by Sam Levinson and starring Zendaya. So yes, that’s a big question for us, but I think we’ll cross that road once we come to it.” “At this point, those shows that I’m looking to air wouldn’t necessarily be ready if this strike last six to nine months.

Otherwise we will have to assess what is the end of the 24 schedule, what are the shows that are going to be delivered for 2025,” Orsi said. “While everything at this moment is pencils down, I’m hopeful that we can come to terms sooner than later. Writing for the new seasons of The Last of Us and White Lotus also has stopped. Martin announced that newly picked up Game Of Thrones prequel A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight has shut down its writers room. House of the Dragon Season 2, which is eying summer 2024 premiere, continues to shoot in the UK but at the start of the strike on May 2, George R.R. The WGA Strike & Its Impact On HBO’s Drama Pipeline, Including When We Can Expect The Last of Us, The White Lotus and Euphoria Returns

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In a wide-ranging, “State of the HBO Drama” interview, Orsi, who last year extended her contract to continue as EVP, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films through 2026, provided newsy updates about all of these series as well as Perry Mason, Winning Time, Gilded Age, The Hedge Knight, and other Game of Throne offshoots, talked about the network’s renewal criteria and development strategy, praised her “incredible team” and her boss Bloys and shared the serendipitous story of how she landed at HBO in 2003. “We are really proud of the exciting return of The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, White Lotus, Euphoria and not to mention The Sympathizer, The Regime, True Detective, and The Idol,” she said.
