Drew Barrymore is facing criticism from the Writers Guild of America as she resumes production on her talk show amidst an ongoing strike involving over 11,000 television and film writers.

Barrymore took to Instagram to explain her decision, recalling a previous choice to step away from hosting MTV awards due to a conflict with the strike's focus on studios, streaming platforms, film, and television. She clarified that her talk show had already wrapped on April 20th, so it hadn't been shut down. However, she's opting to return during the strike, emphasizing that her show is more than just her name.

The strike has halted production on most film and TV projects, with contract negotiations at an impasse between the Writers Guild, SAG-AFTRA, and major studios/streamers. The Writers Guild of America, East, announced plans to picket Barrymore's New York-based daytime talk show, asserting that it's a WGA-covered program returning without its writers, violating strike rules.

Barrymore, also an executive producer of the show, argued that her choice to resume production aligns with her show's mission to connect and make sense of the human experience during sensitive times.

CBS Media Ventures, the show's producer, stated that "The Drew Barrymore Show" would not engage in writing work covered by the WGA strike and expressed enthusiasm about returning with new episodes in the fall.

Several other daytime talk shows, including "The View," "Tamron Hall," and "Live with Kelly and Mark," are also airing new episodes. "The Drew Barrymore Show" is set to return on September 18th.