Filming for the Netflix series “Stranger Things” was happening in Rome this week. But the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that film and television production in Georgia slumped significantly during the first three months this year compared to the same period a year ago, signaling the industry’s rebound from the 2023 writers and actors strikes has been weaker than anticipated.

About 36% fewer scripted projects were actively filming in the first quarter compared to the first quarter of 2023, according to data from global production tracker ProdPro. This data does not track commercial or unscripted content, such as reality TV shows, or projects with a budget less than $5 million.

Georgia is also seeing fewer high-budget projects in development compared with the previous year. About a dozen projects with budgets more than $100 million were active in first quarter of 2023. Only four were filming in the first quarter of this year, according to ProdPro.

It’s not a problem confined to Georgia. Globally, production is down by 7% year-over-year, with feature films seeing the most dramatic decrease at 24%.

According to Rome tourism officials, “Stranger Things” is scheduled for filming again in 2025 in Rome.