Drew Barrymore’s writers aren’t coming back after WGA strike
“The Drew Barrymore Show” is coming back on Oct. 16, about a month after she announced she would be violating the Writers Guild of America strike by producing new episodes. Though she later reversed her decision to cross the picket line and kept the show off-air, the show’s three co-head writers won’t be coming back—by their own decision. Leaving a steady job writing for television is a big move, but apparently, Barrymore’s writers felt too disrespected to return.
It wasn’t just that Barrymore announced her show would violate the WGA strike rules to go back on the air in September: She didn’t even notify the striking writers. They found out via social media.