After the writers union wrapped a surprise deal with studios and streamers over the weekend, SAG-AFTRA announced that it will return to the bargaining table by the end of the month.

The performers union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers will return to negotiations on April 27, the two parties said in a joint statement on Monday. The sides previously broke off talks on March 15 after failing to reach a deal in their first scheduled bargaining period.

The fast wrap-up to the WGA deal, just three weeks into negotiations, allowed the two parties to schedule their return to the bargaining table sooner than expected. SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP had previously been targeting early June to return to negotiations, according to a source.

This scheduling will give the union and the AMPTP two weeks of leeway before management heads into negotiations with the Directors Guild of America on May 11. SAG-AFTRAs current three-year contract expires on June 30.

Industry observers will be watching to see if SAG-AFTRA will also prolong the term of its contract, as the WGA did, to four years instead of the typical three.

SAG-AFTRA national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland is leading the negotiations for the union, while AMPTP president Greg Hessinger is heading up talks for studios and streamers.

More to come.