‘Carnival Row’ Showrunner: ‘It’s Time to Get Back Into the Negotiating Room’ to Resolve WGA-ATA Dispute

Marc Guggenheim, who serves as showrunner on Amazon’s upcoming “Carnival Row,” wants to see the long-running dispute between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Association of Talent Agents (ATA) resolved. Here is what he said Saturday during the Television Critics Association press tour: I want to see the stalemate resolved. I want to see us get back into the negotiating room and work this out. Right now, it is a stalemate, and it’s been going on without any end in sight. It’s time to get back into the negotiating room and hammer out a deal. As far as our ability to find writers? At the end of the day, we were able to staff up the second season [of “Carnival Row”] without agents. It’s possible, but agents do a lot more than simply submit writing samples to showrunners. There’s just a lot more going into that whole relationship than just that. We can get buy without agents for that, but that’s not to say that we shouldn’t be getting back in a room and working out a deal. Also Read: WGA Says Fight With Agencies Hasn't Stalled Inclusion in 2019 Hiring The WGA is currently in an ongoing...