Cynthia Nixon joins picket line outside Netflix New York office in support of WGA strike

Cynthia Nixon showed her solidarity with notable television and film writers by joining the picket line in New York City on Wednesday.

The 57-year-old actress held signs and chanted as she joined the strike lines in front of Netflix’s Manhattan office in support of Writers Guild of America members.

The Sex And The City star shared her pro-union protest on social media.

“I support the WGA and attended the NYC picket line hosted by @wgaeast today. Without writers there would be no TV or movie – they deserve a fair contract now!,” she wrote in the caption to her approximately 1.2 million followers.

Cynthia added that she would be sharing upcoming protests on her Instagram Stories.

She also shared a video clip where she told an interviewer, “A writer is everything to a show.”

Cynthia added that “everything starts with the idea of ​​a writer,” noting that television was “entirely focused on writers,” but writers’ contribution was not reflected in profit-sharing.

The HBO star told The Hollywood Reporter that the ‘spectre’ of the last strike loomed 15 years ago, as it had been resolved after three months.

“They were long strikes and I think that’s one of the reasons why everyone rushes to the picket line to make as much noise as possible from the start. Were here. We’re not going broke. Nobody admits. We need to negotiate,’ Cynthia said.

Cynthia was joined on the picket line in NYC with other stars including Ilana Glazer, Bowen Yang, Michael Rapaport and Jeremy O. Harris.

The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began Tuesday as economic pressures from the streaming era prompted unionized TV and movie writers to advocate outside the major studios for better pay.

Some 11,500 film and television writers represented by the union put down their pens and laptops after failing to secure a new contract with the trade association that represents Hollywood studios and production companies.

Among other things, the union is pushing for a higher minimum wage, more writers per show, and shorter exclusive contracts — all terms, it says, have been reduced in the streaming-driven content boom.

HBO star: The 57-year-old actress held signs and sang as she joined the picket lines in front of Netflix’s Manhattan office in support of Writers Guild of America members

Holding Board: Cynthia was holding a board while she was singing on the picket line

Scholarship Contract: “I support the WGA and visited the NYC picket line hosted by @wgaeast today. Without writers there would be no TV or movie – they deserve a fair contract now!’ she wrote in the caption to her approximately 1.2 million followers

Pro Union: Ilana Glazer joined the picket line in New York City

Standing Together: Michael Rapaport stood outside Netflix’s NYC office with standout writers

Nighttime television was the first to feel the effects, as it did during the 2007 writers’ strike that lasted 100 days.

All of the top late night shows, which are staffed by writers who write monologues and jokes for their hosts, immediately went out. NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live,” CBS’s “The Late Show,” and NBC’s “Late Night” all made plans for reruns throughout the week.

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” which was scheduled to air a new episode on Saturday, is also going out and will be repeated instead.

The WGA strike may be just the beginning. Contracts for both the Directors Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, expire in June. Some of the same issues surrounding the streaming business model will factor into those negotiation sessions.

The actors’ union on Tuesday encouraged its members to join the writers’ pickets in solidarity.