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When Calls the Hearthas received the green light to return to filming amid theSAG-AFTRA strike.
While the strike hascaused many shows to pausefilming, the beloved Hallmark drama series is the latest show to be approved a waiver from the actors’ union to resume shooting on season 11, according toDeadline.
According to the SAG-AFTRA’s website,projects that qualify as “independently produced content"areable to apply for an interim agreementthat allows shows to resume production without being in violation of the strike order.
‘When Calls the Heart’.Hallmark
Soap operas have also been able to resume productionbeing that they are employed under SAG-AFTRA’s National Code of Fair Practice for Network Television Broadcasting, also known as the Network Code or Netcode.
PerThe Hollywood Reporter, the Netcode covers unscripted and non-primetime shows, including soap operasGeneral Hospital,Days of Our Lives,The Young and the Restless, andThe Bold and the Beautiful. Their contracts will run through mid-2024.
Some productions filming overseas have also been able to continue filming.PEOPLE previously reportedthat theGame of Thronesprequel,House of the Dragon, will be allowed to shoot its upcoming second season as anEquitycontract production.
Since the cast is mostly comprised of actors who work under Equity, the sister union to SAG-AFTRA in the U.K., they are not advised to participate in the current strike.
News ofWhen Calls the Heart’s waiver comes ahead of the show’s season 10 premiere on Sunday.Erin Krakow— who stars as Elizabeth and serves as an executive producer — teased what fans can expect for the upcoming season.
“Season 10 is packed. We are truly leveling up theWhen Calls the Heartexperience,” Krakow toldEntertainment Tonight.“We are bringing in lots of exciting guest stars. [We] don’t know if they are good guys or bad guys.”
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Season 10 ofWhen Calls the Heartpremieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on the Hallmark Channel.
source: people.com
