Testing Emerges As A Main Hurdle To Production Restart Amid Pandemic

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBBC One’s hit police drama Line Of Duty is looking to resume production again in late August after being forced to shut down in March due to the coronavirus crisis.Deadline understands that producer World Productions has penciled in the week commencing August 24 as a potential restart date, but nothing is yet set in stone as the pandemic continues to be a fluid situation.Shot in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Line Of Duty was one of the first major BBC productions

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia, Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia broke records for daily new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to the New York Times. That — among other things — had the mayor of America’s second-largest city worried about a new COVID-related crisis.“We’re going to see across this nation a testing emergency,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in response to a question from Deadline.

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Dave McNary Film ReporterOn-location film in Los Angeles plunged to its lowest levels on record for the second quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic, the FilmLA permitting agency reported Wednesday.The report showed overall production plunged by 97.8% to only 194 shoot days as production remained shut down from March 20 to June 15.

Bus and train operator FirstGroup has warned of an 'uncertain future' as passenger numbers dwindle amid the pandemic.First Manchester, which operates bus services across large swathes of the region, has suffered passenger losses of 90 per cent during lockdown, rising to around 80pc as lockdown has eased.The firm has now announced annual losses of more than £150m.A First Manchester spokesman said they could not comment further on what Mr Gregory had said in the group results statement.First

The Toronto, New York, Telluride and Venice film festivals, knocked sideways in their planning by the coronavirus pandemic, have unveiled a joint statement that commits the long-time rivals to cooperate and not compete for film titles and awards-season bragging rights in the fall. "This year, we’ve moved away from competing with our colleagues at autumn festivals and commit instead to collaboration.

Dave McNary Film ReporterReacting to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down production, Bron Media is launching an animation division for series television, short-form content and motion pictures.On Wednesday, Bron Digital announced the appointment of industry veteran Jason Chen to lead production and technology.

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Jill Goldsmith Editors’ Note: Deadline’s Reopening Hollywood series focuses on the complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our goal is to examine numerous sides of the business and provide a forum for leaders in Hollywood who have a vision for how production could safely restart in the era of coronavirus. As much of the U.S.

TMZ reported that the hugely popular reality show's 22nd season will feature an all-star cast, a change made because of the COVID-19 pandemic."Big Brother" was reportedly in the middle of casting for its next season when the outbreak hit. The casting process was quickly shut down and executives opted to go with an "all star" format since the participants have already been vetted and were familiar with how the show worked.While the show is still happening, it has been delayed.

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immediately shutting down again the same day to ramp up COVID-19 testing.Also Read: 'General Hospital,' 'Days of Our Lives,' 'The Young and the Restless' Lead Daytime Emmys Nominations“We have paused very briefly to modify our testing protocol to better accommodate the large volume of testing needed,” a rep for the show said in a statement.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TV“Days of Our Lives” producers plan to resume production later this summer.In a memo sent Friday to cast and crew, producer Corday Productions announced plans to begin work on new episodes of the long-running NBC daytime drama Sept. 1.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Days Of Our Lives is joining the other three daytime dramas in setting return-to-production plans.Corday Productions, the company behind the venerable NBC soap, on Thursday sent emails to the cast notifying them that taping new episodes would resume on September 1, I have learned.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Young and the Restless had been working toward a July 6 return to production. As is the case with any production plans during the coronavirus pandemic, which are in flux because conditions change daily, July 6 was a goal, not as a firm restart date.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVABC’s General Hospital is joining fellow daytime dramas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless in setting a target date for return to production. ABC is tentatively planning to resume shooting its long-running soap in mid-July contingent on the CIVID-19 situation in Los Angeles, which have been fluid.CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful restarted production last week.