With more people testing positive for Covid-19, many studios are making the smart decision to halt production of their TV shows. Two major companies, Netflix and Warner Bros. to halt production for at least a week. Netflix is halting production on its scripted shows in both the United States and Canada amid growing concern about the pandemic, whereas Warner Bros. too is pausing production on dozens of shows over the next month.
The CW’s Riverdale, Batwoman, and Supergirl, Epix’s Pennyworth, and Netflix’s Lucifer and Stranger Things have also all been put on hold. In its public statement, Warner Bros. explained that reasoning behind its decision was simple and rooted in a desire to protect its employees.
Similarly, the productions of Apple+’s See, Servant, and For All Mankind, Amazon’s Wheel of Time and Carnival Row, and FX’s Y: The Last Man are all being paused due to concerns about the outbreak. Disney, in particular, seems to have been the most negatively impacted, having also recently announced the delay of upcoming movies, as well as its Hollywood branch of Disneyland.
Most of the productions that have been delayed were all scheduled to take place across the US, Canada and Australia, though there were indeed some that have been filming in Europe, which also took the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak.
For Disney, this means that the likes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and possibly even WandaVision have been held off, joining the likes of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Thankfully, The Mandalorian Season 2 seems to have narrowly avoided the axing, having finished production just last week, right before the announcements.