CBS Studios has extended the return-to-production dates of five shows, including the current holiday break. NCIS And NCIS: Los Angeles. The news comes a day after the deadline was announced by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urging the film and TV industry to consider suspending production for a few weeks during the ongoing surge in county virus cases and stay-at-Southern California. So the home order was extended until January 16th.
Many other TV studios and streamers are also reviewing the situation, including the availability of talent and other logistics, with the additional onset of production delays, I can hear.
According to sources, CBS Studios has delayed the start of production for its series by a week which was to return on January 4. NCIS, NCIS LA and Seal Team – For all CBS – Why do women kill (CBS All Access) and Diary of a future president (Disney +). Now they are set to return on January 11, with another series, which was scheduled to start shooting later in January.
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“Although music, TV and film production are allowed to operate, we urge you to reconsider the work that has been stalled for a few weeks during this catastrophic boom in covid cases,” the health department said in a letter sent to the department’s industry contacts on December 24. And FilmLA has been announced by December 28th. “Identify and delay high-risk activities, and if possible, focus on low-risk work for the present.”
Following a request from the Department of Health, FilmLa reminded filmmakers that “there is currently no travel advice for production purposes.” However, the state allows travel for construction, with the possibility that it will come together with people from remote areas, in vehicles or in less controlled settings indoors, “increasing the covid risk.” The message also warns, “Hospitals are virtually overcrowded everywhere,” the message also warns, “Keep producers and crews close to home.”
Los Angeles reached another monstrous target today as the county admitted 7,000 coronavirus-related hospitals for the first time. Currently 7,181 people are hospitalized for infectious diseases. According to public health officials in Los Angeles, the latest hospital admissions are Oct Oct. 29 showed an increase of about 1 %%, while the county had 750 Kovid-19 hospitalized. The ICU capacity of LA County is 0%.
