https://www.looper.com/1377622/saturday-night-live-season-49-will-it-ever-happen-writers-strike/

As "Saturday Night Live" stares down a writers' and actors' strike, the question remains: Will the long-running show end up reaching its 49th season?

I assume it will go on at some point, being that it's written in-house.

Does Lorne even have a cast chosen for this year?

SNL could return next week (https://www.joblo.com/saturday-night-live-wga-strike-ends/)

With the end of the WGA strike in sight, Saturday Night Live could return in October (https://uproxx.com/tv/snl-return-date-premiere-post-strike/) with a focus on non-acting hosts (https://deadline.com/2023/09/saturday-night-live-expected-to-return-next-month-1235555570/).

‘SNL’: Pete Davidson & Bad Bunny Among Hosts As NBC Show Sets Returns With SAG-AFTRA Blessing, Full Cast Comes Back For Season 49 & Chloe Troast Joins

https://deadline.com/2023/10/snl-pete-davidson-bad-bunny-new-cast-chloe-troast-whos-returning-1235562215/

Yes, 2 weeks. Hope it's good!!!