Netflix production “Nailed It! Halloween closed on Tuesday after crew members of the cooking competition show went on strike in an attempt to join the IATSE. The union went on strike against the producers of the reality series Magical Elves and asked the union members not to cross the border to picket.
IATSE confirmed the strike to TheWrap, “The crew of approximately 50 people in Season 7 of the unsigned Netflix” Nailed It! “Baking competition have been on strike for union representation since Tuesday night. If organized, this will be the first season under a union agreement. There was a picket line in LA this week and this includes all 13 of our locals at West Coast Studio.
According to the Deadline report, Netflix and the producers decided to stop production in the middle of the season, instead of meeting with the members of the team who left. The four episodes that were completed are expected to continue this fall, but there is no information from Netflix whether this means the end of the “Nailed It!” Franchise.
A union source told Deadline: “I know for sure it’s closed. They prefer to close rather than sign a union agreement. It is well known that they are not a union. “
The popular reality series, in which the contestants make a catastrophic mistake in baking, debuted in 2018 with the current host Nicole Bayer. He has been nominated for three consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Racing Program and two PGA Awards.
Representatives of Netflix, Byer and Magical Elves did not respond immediately to TheWrap’s request for comment.