We went just over four months without a single official casting announcement on a studio project, seeing as the actors weren't allowed to audition, and the studios weren't allowed to finalize deals. But a number of deals were close to being signed just before the strike, and directors made a ton of casting decisions during the strike as well (actors just couldn't negotiate/sign any deals). So now we're about to get a flood of announcements over the next few days/weeks on a giant backlog of projects.