'To Our Incredible Cast and Crew: Out of an abundance of caution, production is postponed on GreysAnatomy effective immediately. We are going home now for at least two weeks and waiting to see how the coronavirus situation evolves'
— all produced by Warner Bros. TV — have each canceled wrap parties that were set for next week. The news comes a day after The CW'sshut down after a team member on the WBTV drama's Vancouver set came in contact with a person who tested positive for the virus. ABC's Grey's Anatomy has also shut down production and postponed the remainder of work on season 16, effective immediately.
TV studios, sources say, are in the midst of discussions about whether or not to suspend productions and those decisions are likely to be made on a case-by-case basis. It's worth noting that, given the time of year, many broadcast shows are either at or near the end of their seasons and at work on finales. Some series, like ABC'sMeanwhile, TV writers rooms are discussing ways in which they can break stories and work remotely.
Postproduction appears unaffected — at least for the time being. For now, directors and actors are continuing to fly to sets. Casting directors, already taxed with the heavy burden of finding actors for the nearly 60 pilots in the works at the broadcast networks, were, as of Wednesday, still seeing actors on tape and in person. At the same time, many network and studio meetings are no longer being done in person, and several talent agencies are already requiring their staffs to work remotely.
Elsewhere, sources say some studio execs have handed down notes on scripts to avoid writing scenes that call for a large number of extras in a bid to mitigate the number of people coming to set or at one location. Other outlets, like Amazon and NBC's East Coast operations, are giving staffers the opportunity to work from home.— have also halted production or been scrapped. Daytime talk shows, game shows and late-night shows have already made decisions to bypass live studio audiences .
Further complicating matters is the possibility of a Writers Guild of America strike that could shut down all production should an agreement with the studios over streaming residuals not be resolved when the current deal expires May 1. That puts an added strain on decisions about whether or not production should be shut down now.
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