In a continuation of the WGA strike that has already spanned fifty days, around 1,000 Hollywood writers and their supporters took to the streets of Los Angeles in a march aimed at securing a new contract with the studios.

Hollywood writers rally with confidence as WGA strike enters 50th day

Popular pop rock band Imagine Dragons showed their solidarity with the ongoing writers' strike in Los Angeles and New York City by joining the Netflix picket line.

WATCH | Imagine Dragons rock the picket line in support of writers' strike

Pens are laid down, keyboards are silent, and writers have taken to the streets. The power of the pen clashes with the power of the purse, and the outcome might have serious ramifications for the future of the entertainment industry.

Explained | Hollywood strike - What the writers want

The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began Tuesday as the economic pressures of the streaming era prompted unionised TV and film writers to picket for better pay outside major studios, a work stoppage that already is leading most late-night shows to air reruns.

Late-night TV shows go dark as Hollywood writers strike for better pay

On April 18, 2018, nearly 98 per cent of members of the WGA, or Writers Guild of America, voted to go on strike if they do not reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), the entity that is representing American film and TV studios (Amazon Studios, Apple Studios, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony Pictures, the Walt Disney Company, and Warner Bros.

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