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“The Blacklist” is the latest program to explore a creative solution to stop coronavirus production.
The NBC series has announced that its upcoming season 7 finale, titled “The Kazanjian Brothers,” will be partly live action, partly comic-style animation.
Episode 19 was halfway through filming in New York when production shutdown began, according to sources, prompting producers to find creative ways to end the season. The animation component will be added to incorporate it into already filmed live action scenes. The cast members, including protagonists James Spader and Megan Boone, recorded dialogues for the animated scenes from their homes, while the editors and animators carry out their work remotely.
“The Blacklist” is the first show to adopt this hybrid approach, as others, such as “All Rise” on CBS, chose to film episodes away from home. NBC also broadcast a virtual “Parks and Recreation” reunion special that featured the original cast repeating their roles.
Here’s the logline for the final episode of season 7 of “Blacklist”: the Task Force investigates an accountant who works for lucrative criminals to find the violent brothers and thugs hired for their protection. Liz must make a momentous decision.
“The Blacklist,” which was renewed for season 8 earlier this year, also stars Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison, Hisham Tawfiq, and Harry Lennix.
Spader, John Eisendrath, Jon Bokenkamp, John Davis, John Fox, Lukas Reiter, J.R. Orci and Laura A. Benson are executive producers. The series is a Davis Entertainment production in association with Sony Pictures Television and Universal Television.
The final will air on May 15 at 8 p.m. ET / PT.
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