Vancouver TV Shows May Need to Start on Their Next Seasons Late,

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https://tvline.com/2020/04/01/fall-tv-production-delayed-flash-riverdale-batwoman/


This is due to COVID-19

Not only are many broadcast-TV series seeing their current runs end abruptly, they may need to start production on their next seasons later than usual, as any end date for quarantine/social distancing guidelines remains very much up in the air.

Specifically in Vancouver, which is home to nearly 20 TV productions, government officials do not foresee life returning to any semblance of normal until the summer, meaning that the shows that traditionally start back up production in late June/early July would have to cool their heels for at least a little bit (if not longer).

 

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https://deadline.com/2020/06/the-fl...-riverdale-good-doctor-quarantine-1202969995/

Here is an update

For example, when it comes to on-camera talent, the new guidelines are fairly non-specific, beyond an overall assertion that everyone should adhere to “PHO (Provincial Health Officer) and WorkSafeBC regulations.” Otherwise, the just released Safety Guidelines simply suggest that lots of “hand-washing facilities” are accessible, sick people on set have to go home ASAP and “performers on camera will require special provisions to reduce exposure.”

“The production teams will look at how quick they can move and what’s the availability of front-of-camera personnel that are required to get these productions up and running,” said Premier John Horgan on June 24, while noting the hinderance of the quarantine for US-based talent that make up the majority of the leads of the over 30 shows shot in B.C.

“I would encourage them to come and get started,” Premier Horgan added of a $2 billion USD industry that is vital to the local economy and brings employment directly and indirectly to around 700,000 jobs. “I’m running out of things to watch on Netflix, so new content would be good and I also know that the jobs connected to industry are critically important,” he stated of the third largest production center after LA and NYC and its tax credits rich landscape.

 

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https://deadline.com/2020/10/riverd...uver-concerns-over-testing-remain-1234592691/

Here is an update

Three more Vancouver-based series — the CW’s Riverdale and Batwoman and Netflix’s Maid, all from Warner Bros TV — have been cleared to resume production tomorrow after receiving the delayed COVID-19 tests for their casts and crews. The trio, which had been dark for more than a week, are the first WBTV series impacted by the lab delays to go back to production.

Several other WBTV shows remain idle, with the CW’s The Flash poised to kick off filming later this week, we hear.

As Deadline reported last Tuesday, a big backlog at the Vancouver lab handling all COVID tests ground production on most U.S. series to a halt at the beginning of last week. While most shows, one by one, have been able to resume filming, the underlying issue of test-processing capacity remains, keeping U.S. productions in Hollywood North on edge that another bottleneck could be just around the corner, causing more shutdowns.