The Resistance Against the Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger Is Taking Root

While Republican Sen. Josh Hawley got a lot of attention for accusing Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos of advancing a “transgender agenda” through the streamer’s programming during a Senate hearing last week, most corners of Hollywood were paying closer attention to the questions he asked Sarandos just a few minutes prior about the potential fallout of its planned $82 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

Namely, about how the deal would affect jobs for American entertainment workers, and who...