SAG-AFTRA Sets Date To Resume 2026 Talks With AMPTP
Why it matters: SAG-AFTRA's resumed talks on April 27 will determine the 2026 contract for thousands of actors.
- SAG-AFTRA confirmed on Monday that negotiations with the AMPTP will resume on April 27.
- The actors union is heading back to the bargaining table with studios and streamers later this month.
- Variety highlights that an early WGA deal helped facilitate SAG-AFTRA's return to talks with the studios.
SAG-AFTRA is set to resume negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on April 27, aiming to finalize the 2026 contract. This move follows an earlier, successful deal with the WGA, which Variety suggests has paved the way for the actors' union to return to the bargaining table.
