Canadian lawmakers have passed a law to encourage Canadian content in the age of streaming services and at the same time, the Writers Guild of America is on strike.
Evans says he's grateful that one major Netflix production called The Abandons remains on-site for "prep" even after pushing its production start date back by nine weeks, partly in reaction to the ongoing strike south of the border.Just as American writers are demanding wage increases and improvements amid the rise of streaming services, Canadian lawmakers also want to regulate content shared on those platforms.
Stephens believes U.S.-based productions would continue to shoot in Canadian locations with local crews, but says the act is itself in the early stages of development.