Americans are warned to brace for fewer new releases and more re-runs next year over fears SAG AFTRA strike will drag on to Labor Day, delaying blockbuster productions

Hollywood's ongoing double strike could soon spell doom for the entertainment industry, several studio execs have warned - forecasting fewer movie releases and more re-runs early next year if the situation is not resolved by September. Series such as Sydney Sweeney's Euphoria were not spared, with the show's season three pushed back to 2025 Filming for Gladiator 2, which stars Paul Mescal, has also been temporarily called off amid the prospective uncertainty One figure, the head of a chain of 50 movie theaters, told the paper: 'If it remains short enough to prevent an overwhelming backlog of movies, the situation can be managed' The writer's guild strike started in May, and was bolstered last week when the actors joined in on their demands. Experts said a September strike will hurt network television, which, aside from scripts, needs actors for new shows coveted by advertisers When writers were the only ones striking, studio bosses said, they felt a solution realistic to both parties was still feasible - after an unnamed executive days ago made waves by telling Deadline the studios would 'bleed out' the less moneyed writers until they 'start losing their apartments'. Industry insiders cited how several prominent actors such as Susan Sarandon and SAG boss Fran Drescher - and more importantly their fanbases - are now standing with the writers in their demands, changing the landscape of the conflict Drescher is leading the actors' union in a joint strike with writers, marking Hollywood's the biggest labor dispute in sixty years Bob Iger, the boss of The Walt Disney Company and its streaming service Disney Plus, said last week in an interview from the annual Sun Valley conference that the strike would have a 'very damaging' effect on both the film and TV industries.