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SAG-AFTRA Voice Actors Ratify the TV Animation Deal. Your AI Replica Now Needs Your Yes to Dub You
SAG-AFTRA members have ratified the union's two television animation contracts, a four-year deal that runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2030. For the voice actors it covers, the change most people will feel first is about AI: a studio now needs your consent before your digital replica can dub your performance into another language.
The union confirmed the result on Thursday, October 29, after voting closed at 5 p.m. Pacific. Members approved both the 2026 Television Animation Agreement and the 2026 Basic Cable Animation Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that bargains for the studios. Close to 95% of the members who voted said yes. Because the old contracts expired on June 30, the new terms apply retroactively, so pay rises already owed go back to the summer.
SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin, who said he often works in TV animation himself, thanked the negotiating committee and its co-chairs, Bob Bergen and David Jolliffe, "for putting in the time and effort to get SAG-AFTRA members a dignified deal with essential AI protections."
