How Striking Writers Are Disrupting Hollywood Shoots

Writers Guild walkout enters its guerrilla-tactics phase, as picketing rattles filming for Ghostbusters, ‘Billions’ and other productions

WSJ sat down for exclusive interviews with the showrunners of “Abbott Elementary” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” to understand the sticking points that led to the writers’ strike and what’s next for the industry. Photo Illustration: Amber Bragdon/Getty Images

The iconic white Ghostbusters ambulance sped down New York’s Fifth Avenue on a recent Saturday morning, dodging yellow taxis and nearly colliding with a cyclist as part of the filming of a wild chase scene for a new movie. 

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