Deadline reports that the Writers Guild of America strike temporarily halted production on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted on Thursday. Filming of the series resumed on location in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn after couple of hours, sources tell Deadline. Reps for the show did not comment on the shutdown when asked by Deadline.
FBI: Most Wanted is close to finishing filming on its fourth season, which is currently airing on CBS.
The series stars Dylan McDermott (The Practice, American Horror Story), Alexa Davalos (The Man in the High Castle, Riddick), Julian McMahon (Charmed, FBI), Roxy Sternberg (Famalam, Mars), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Vampire, Whale Rider), Kellan Lutz (Twilight, The Legend of Hercules), and Jennifer Landon (As the World Turns, Us).
Power Book II: Ghost and Pretty Little Liars: Summer School were also both shut down by the picketers on Thursday, joining series like Billions and Daredevil: Born Again that have been impacted by the WGA strikes in New York these past couple of weeks, along with various other productions.
The WGA strike is the first major Hollywood strike in 15 years. According to Deadline, studios are currently in talks with the DGA over the WGA’s contract. The contract is set to expire on June 30.
FBI: Most Wanted debuted with a backdoor pilot on FBI on CBS in 2019 and officially as a spinoff series on January 7, 2020. The spinoff is a strong viewer draw for CBS. The season four finale will air on May 23; it was renewed for a fifth season last year.
The series is created by René Balcer (Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order) and is based on the series created by Dick Wolf (Chicago P.D., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and Craig Turk (Private Practice, The Good Wife). It is executive produced by Wolf, Balcer, Arther W. Forney (Chicago Med, Chicago Fire), and Peter Jankowksi (Law & Order, FBI).