SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract. The deal covers motion pictures, scripted primetime dramatic television, streaming content, and new media. It now heads to the union's national board for review before member ratification.
SAG-AFTRA announced the tentative agreement in a statement on its website. “SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement on terms for a successor contract to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Contracts covering motion pictures, scripted primetime dramatic television, streaming content and new media,” the guild said. The AMPTP posted the same statement on its site, as first reported by Deadline and Variety on May 2, 2026, before today's date of May 3, 2026. Specific terms remain undisclosed pending board review, scheduled for the coming days, with ratification needed from some 160,000 members to finalize the deal. Labor sources described a “sizable” AMPTP contribution to the SAG-AFTRA pension fund and AI guardrail measures, following similar provisions in the WGA's recent four-year deal with a multi-million healthcare infusion. Negotiations began February 9, recessed March 15 for WGA talks, resumed April 27, and concluded May 2—weeks ahead of the June 30 contract expiration and ahead of DGA negotiations set for May 11. The early agreement avoids a repeat of the 2023 strikes by both SAG-AFTRA and WGA against major studios. Key issues included AI protections, such as restrictions on digital replicas and synthetic characters, plus streaming residuals. Executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland pushed for stronger AI concessions in exchange for the extended term, according to sources cited by Deadline.
