Instagram/Writers Guild of America Celebrity WGA secures a surprising 4-year deal with studios, averting a strike. Get details on the tentative agreement's key wins and health fund boost. April 7, 2026 AceShowbiz - The Writers Guild of America has reached a surprising agreement with the major studios nearly a month before the union's existing contract was set to expire. The tentative deal, announced on Saturday, was made with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and is scheduled to run for four years, extending a year longer than the typical three-year contract term.