Picard Production Hits Pause After Widespread Covid-19 Outbreak on Set

Season two of Star Trek collection Picard is set to reach on Paramount+ subsequent month, however the present’s nonetheless in manufacturing, preserving to a schedule structured to movie seasons two and three again to again. Or it was in manufacturing till this week, when the sci-fi present quickly floor to a halt for precisely the explanation you’re considering.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the information: “Sources say more than 50 members of the large production tested positive on Monday, which was the first day of work after the Christmas break. The Patrick Stewart-led series has one of television’s biggest crews, numbering more than 450 staffers. The infections impacted multiple zones, including cast in zone A.” The commerce additionally famous that manufacturing is anticipated to renew subsequent week, “if not sooner, though details remain in limbo.”

Deadline quickly issued its personal report on the story with further info, particularly that lead actor Stewart was not among the many Picard solid and crew who examined optimistic for the virus. It additionally added that the Los Angeles-based present was in manufacturing on season two on the time of the shutdown.

Given the state of the world and the speedy unfold of the extremely contagious omicron variant, this information isn’t notably stunning—welcome to Hollywood’s new regular in these pandemic occasions—although the sheer variety of optimistic take a look at instances, particularly now that the business has broadly adopted strict covid protocols, remains to be startling. Presumably this manufacturing interruption gained’t have an effect on subsequent month’s season two premiere, although no announcement has but been made on that entrance.

In addition to Stewart, Picard additionally stars Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Jeri Ryan, Orla Brady, and Brent Spiner.

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