SILK Spider Society Spider-Man Series hit with Lawsuit

The Sony and Amazon live-action Silk adaptation, which was first revealed in September 2020, appears to be still in the works. The most current update on the series, Silk: Spider Society, featured Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller executive producing, with The Walking Dead's Angela Kang set to serve as showrunner.

The WGA is now considering suing Amazon because the series has yet to reopen its writer's room following the end of the writer's strike. This is a violation of the September agreement that ended the strike. The writers are not being paid because the shows are still on hiatus, but they are unable to locate other work because they are contractually committed to remain available for Spider Society.

Silk: Spider Society is one of many projects that Amazon has yet to resume production on since the strike ended.

According to the WGA's statement,

WGAW has notified Amazon Studios that their failure to recommence a number of writing rooms after the strike is a violation of the Strike Termination Agreement (STA) between the WGA and AMPTP and Article 7 of the MBA. Studios are obligated to return writers to work “upon termination of the strike,” and writers’ Personal Services Agreements were extended for a period equal to the portion of the contract term that elapsed during the strike.

 The Guild will bring legal action against Amazon and any other studio that violates the STA to recover compensation, interest on late payments, and benefit contributions due as a result of the delay.