Set Decorator Nya Patrinos Says Issues Resolved During Writers’ and Actors’ Strikes ‘Are Our Issues Too’

While the dual Hollywood strikes of 2023 laid bare the struggles of writers and actors, with unions fighting for new deals with studios that would set workers up for success as the industry continues to change, others in the industry not only empathized but were energized by the movement.

Nya Patrinos, a set decorator for shows like “Pam and Tommy” and “The Morning Show,” studied architecture before pursuing a career in set design. “When I started there were four Black decorators,” Patrinos said in TheWrap’s Bold Steps presented by Johnnie Walker. “And then there were three for a while. Now 24 years later, there’s four.