'Dancing With the Stars' Plans to Release Next Week Despite WGA Backlash

In the middle of calls Since THE Writers Guild of America has push back It is first during THE in progress writers strike, ABC And Disney+ are stay on track with plans has first A new season of "Dancing With THE Stars" following week, Variety has learned.

"Dancing With THE Stars" job A crew of 500 people, And has A WGA writer on personal.

Sources close has production say Variety that THE to show will be functioning In compliance with SAG-AFTRA rules, And A key to focus East not has put Talent In A difficult place, given that a lot Season 32 casting members are part of THE actors' guild. Another major key consideration was ensure that THE big staff would be not be out of work, initiated added. ABC decreases has comment.

" Everyone to focus East has keep 500 people employee ", A production source tell Variety. This individual said that THE WGA writer will be back has work as Soon as THE strike come has A end.

THE WGA writer on "Dancing With THE Stars" works with THE hosts. THE to show East Otherwise largely unscripted, given THE live nature of THE dance competition.

During THE last strike In 2007-2008, "Dancing With THE Stars" stayed In production, And in the same way rehired It is writer once THE strike was finished.

SAG-AFTRA rules mean that Talent are always allowed has appear, as "Dancing with THE Stars" participation falls below THE Network Coded agreement that is not it A part of THE current strike. THE Season 32 casting understand several members of SAG-AFTRA, including Alyson Hannigan, Jamie Lynn Spears, Barry Williams, Mast Walsh, Mira Sorvino, Ariana Madix And Xochitl Gomez.

"Dancing With THE Stars" typically features video packages In episodes that showcase casting members pass TV And movie projects. Below current strike rules, ancient SAG-AFTRA projects can't be promoted Or discussed, which could TO DO “DWTS” packages difficult — but A source confirmed that This season will not include any of them pictures Since pass watch Or movies, In order has conform with union rules. (For example, don't do it to wait for has see “Brady Bunch" flashbacks When presentation Williams For her rumba, And Hannigan won't discuss her time kill vampires on "Buffy" while kill on THE dance floor.)

"Dancing With THE Stars" has recently become subject has online chat among WGA members on social media. On THE weekend — as news broken that THE "THE Drew Barrymore To show," "THE Talk" And "THE Jennifer Hudson To show" backs up on plans has back during THE strike — WGA members called out "Dancing With THE Stars," noting that he East A Covered by WGA to show, meaning A Represented by WGA writer East on staff. WGA member David Pants Tweeter , noting that "'Dancing with THE Stars' East A Covered by WGA to show. It is writers are on strike, And they can't TO DO THE to show without scabies in writing." Other writers called THE to show variants of Or " The crust With THE Stars. »

On Monday Morning, ancient series pro Cheryl Burke said Variety that She felt "Dancing With THE Stars" should break until THE strikes finished. "HAS THE END of THE day, We to have has stick together because It is THE only path has Never TO DO any of them significant change," She said. "I don't do it think It is go be GOOD For THE to show, has be enough honest, In THE long run. I to understand What they are thought And I get he. It is A business, but there East No business without THE rest of THE business… I think they should socket tight. I think We need has stay as A. We need has unite For real And not just say were United. »

After A month of blocked negotiations, THE WGA will meet with THE AMPTP on Wednesday, which will brand day 140 ...