2020 may be over, but things have not yet returned to normal. THR reports that several studios, including Disney Television, CBS Studios, Warner Bros. TV and Universal TV have chosen to delay post-holiday production due to the increase in the coronavirus pandemic in LA County. Earlier this week, the LA County Health Department released a letter asking the film industry to “seriously consider pausing” production for a few weeks due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the Los Angeles area.
CBS Studios announced production in NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and Seal Team as well as CBS All Access’ Why women kill and Disney + ‘s Diary of a future president which was scheduled to return to production on January 4 after the holidays, will now resume on January 11. Likewise, Universal-backed series that include NBC’s Mr. Mayor, Kenan, Good Girls and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, HBO Max coming soon Hacks and the second season of Netflix I never, and Warner Bros. series All American, Bob Hearts Abishola, B Positive, Call Me Kat, Mom, Shameless and You it will also take off in the first week of January and is expected to resume production on 11 January. Disney Television is further reducing production, with its list of programs including 911, 911: Lone Star, American Crime Story: Impeachment, American Horror Story, American Housewife, Big Shot, Black-ish, Grey’s Anatomy, Last Man Standing, Love, Victor, Mayans, Mixed-ish, The Orville, Rebel, Station 19 and These are U.S they are all extending their respective gaps until January 18. All return dates are, of course, provisional and are subject to change as Southern California deals with the coronavirus epidemic. In the meantime, now may be a good time to start streaming Bridgertonas it may be the only new television you will receive for a long time.