Netflix’s teen drama series “13 Reasons Why” was in the midst of shooting its third season in Vallejo when the massive Camp fire and other blazes broke out in Northern California. The sets, which include a sound stage on Mare Island, weren’t touched by the conflagrations, but the pervasive smoke that has shrouded much of the Bay Area has forced the show to temporarily halt shooting.
The Paramount-produced series is one of a number of TV and commercial shoots that have experienced disruptions because of the fires that have devastated California in recent weeks. Some prime shooting locations — including Paramount Ranch, which serves as a set for HBO’s “Westworld,” and the Peter Strauss Ranch in Agoura Hills — have experienced extensive damage, rendering them inaccessible to crews. Large swaths of Malibu that are popular filming sites are also closed to production.
Location managers are used to natural disasters in California, but the scale of the recent fires and their effect on production throughout the state is unprecedented, according to industry veterans. The Woolsey fire in Malibu has destroyed more than 97,000 acres and killed three people, while the Camp fire in Butte County has consumed an estimated 151,000 acres and killed 77 (hundreds of others missing).
