He Writers Guild of America and the main one Hollywood media companies they arrived at interim agreement on Sunday that could resolve the writers’ strike and end one of the longest jailbreaks in entertainment industry history.

“WGA (Writers Association of America) has reached an interim agreement with AMPTP (Union of Film and Television Producers)”, the union’s announcement reads. “This has been made possible by the enduring solidarity of WGA members and the extraordinary support of our union brothers who have joined us in protest for over 146 days.”

The union said there would be no further comment at this time and that details would be released at a later date The WGA Western Council and the WGA Eastern Council vote on the agreement, tentatively scheduled for Tuesday. The members would then have to ratify it by voting.

“We can say that with great pride This agreement is exceptional, with significant benefits and protections for writers in all membership sectors“, it is stated in the press release of the Trade Union Negotiation Committee. The gathering was adjourned on Sunday night.

Thousands of screenwriters took to the protest lines on May 2 almost 150 days agoafter the WGA failed to reach an agreement on a new contract with The Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers, a trade association that negotiates with studios and streaming services such as Disney and Netflix.

The tentative deal spans five consecutive days of negotiations, including appearances Thursday by Disney’s Bob Iger, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav and Comcast’s NBCUniversal Studio Group President Donna Langley, a source familiar with the discussions said.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is already betting on much-needed closure for a city that’s partly driven by entertainment. “Now we need to focus on getting the entertainment industry and all the small businesses that depend on it back on their feet and stronger than ever,” he said in a statement.

Hollywood actors will continue their strikewhich began in July, until their SAG-AFTRA union also reaches an agreement with the studios.

On Sunday night, SAG-AFTRA congratulated the writers on reaching an agreement and wished the same for its actors, announcers and other members. “We continue to strike under our television and film contract and we continue to appeal to studio and streamer CEOs and AMPTP to come back to the table and reach a fair deal,” the organization said in a statement.

Writers and actors share similar requirements, including a a higher base fee, a greater reduction in project royalties (known as residuals) and stronger protections against the use of artificial intelligence.

The strikes disrupted the film and television business, put thousands of people out of work and shut down the production of most entertainment content scripted, from big-budget movies to late-night talk shows and TV series streaming. In interviews, writers, actors and crew members behind the scenes described the financial difficulties of closing the industry.

WGA members last went on strike in November 2007 amid a standoff with the studios over writers’ pay and other issues. The work stoppage, which disrupted the content production process in Hollywood, lasted 100 days and ended on February 1. December 12, 2008 The longest strike in WGA history was 154 days in 1988 (E)