In pictures: 'The Office', 'Stranger Things', 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' and 'Deadpool 3', here’s when your favorite show or movie is returning

A tentative agreement between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios offers hope that the industry’s dual walkouts may soon be over. But when will your favorite shows return? Well, it’s complicated. First, the agreement needs to pass two key votes — one involving the boards of the screenwriters union, followed by a vote by the 11,500 members themselves. Then there’s the fact that 65,000 film and television actors remain on strike. That work stoppage will prevent many projects from returning to normal.

The US version of 'The Office', based on a show made by Ricky Gervais and made memorable by Steve Carrell as the friendly boss in charge of a paper selling company, will find its way back to TV. Writers Matthew Belloni and Jonathan Handel said in an article for for 'Puck News' that Greg Daniels, creator of the show's US version, was looking to revamp the series.

Certain paused productions such as 'Yellowjackets', 'Deadpool 3' and the next film from Quentin Tarantino will still have to wait on actors to reach a deal with studios.

Once the contract is approved, work will resume more quickly for some writers than others. Late-night talk shows were the first to be affected when the strike began, and they may be among the first to return to air now. NBC’s 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon', ABC’s 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (pictured) and 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' on CBS could come back within days.

'Saturday Night Live' might be able to return for its 49th season. Its writers could be at work soon on sketches, and its actors could perform because they work under a different contract not covered by the actors strike, though as union members they may be reluctant to do so.

One show that’s likely to make a speedy return is 'Real Time with Bill Maher'. The host (pictured) plotted a return without writers but ended up postponing once last week’s negotiations were set.

Writers rooms for scripted shows that shut down at the strike’s onset, including Netflix’s 'Stranger Things' (pictured), 'Severance' on Apple TV+ and 'Abbott Elementary' on ABC are also likely to reactivate quickly. But with no performers to act out the scripts, long delays between page and screen will be inevitable.

Director Quentin Tarantino’s 10th film, 'The Movie Critic', is among the scripts that are written whose makers are awaiting actors’ return to sets.

Drew Barrymore’s planned return to her daytime television show, 'The Drew Barrymore Show', became a rallying point for picketers earlier this month, prompting her to cancel her plans. Barrymore and the other shows have not announced their plans for returning. However, the Writers Guild of America has made it clear: Guild members cannot start working again on projects until the tentative contract is ratified. That vote has not yet been scheduled.

There are still several new series and movies coming out this year. Some standout newcomers include a 'Walking Dead' (pictured) show focused on fan favourite Daryl Dixon and a 'John Wick' prequel series that are airing now. Still to premiere are a new Jesse L. Martin NBC series, 'Irrational', and a 'Frasier' sequel.

Movie theatres will have a mix of Oscar contenders and action films. Martin Scorsese’s 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (pictured), starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lily Gladstone, will be out in October. November brings the newest Marvel film, “The Marvels,” as well as the prequel “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.”