Paramount+ Comic-Con 2023 Star Trek Panel To Focus On ‘Discovery,’ ‘Lower Decks’, And ‘Strange New Worlds’

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Paramount+ Comic-Con 2023 Star Trek Panel To Focus On ‘Discovery,’ ‘Lower Decks’, And ‘Strange New Worlds’ - Star Trek: Website

Hall H, Saturday, July 22, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

It might be a pretty sparse panel if the writers and actors are on strike.
Yeah, I’m interested to see what SDCC in general ends up looking like, dunno what the rules are about doing panels/promotion during the strike.
I don’t think it’s encouraged, but writers have been doing interviews recently despite the strike, so maybe there’s some wiggle room.
Promotion is strictly forbidden. Interviews about the strike or about personal lives are a different matter
It’s interesting the the showrunners have been giving interviews about the episodes all season, then.

It's possible that said showrunners are giving interviews in their capacity as producers, not writers.

This is a point of contention between the WGA and studios. See for instance:
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/showrunners-writers-strike-producing-writing-1235626881/
https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-disney-hbo-showrunners-letter-other-studios-wga-1235357794/

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