Reopening Hollywood North
Will cameras roll again this summer in Hollywood North on TV stars like Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, The Good Doctor’s Freddie Highmore, The Flash’s Grant Gustin and Candice Patton plus Riverdale’s KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes, Madelaine Petsch and Vanessa Morgan?
Deadline’s Nellie Andrews reports several American series are making plans to restart production in Vancouver this July-August, with Covid-19 safety protocols.
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— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 23, 2020
Possible production starts:
Supernatural’s final 2 episodes — late July?
The Good Doctor season 4 – late July?
Midnight Mass – late July/early August?
Charmed season 3 – August?
A Million Little Things season 3 – August?
The Flash season 7 — August/September?
Riverdale season 5 – August/September?
Pandemic Timeline.
It’s been over three months since film & TV production shut down in Vancouver in mid-March, joining movies and series around the world that halted production or delayed starts because of the coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic.
Related: Supernatural, The Flash & Dozens of Other Productions Shut Down in Vancouver Out Of Coronavirus Fears.
Supernatural only had two episodes left to shoot in Vancouver for its final season. Other series like The Flash and Riverdale were unable to complete their seasons but plan to roll unfilmed episodes into their new seasons.
This month British Columbia and California both lifted restrictions on film and TV production giving the green light for production to restart but there is still no agreement between the major studios and the guilds/unions on Covid-19 safety protocols.
And the Canada-US border remains closed to non-essential travel.
Any necessary cast, creators or crew from outside Canada can get exemptions but will have to do the government-mandated 14-day quarantines before heading to set.
Smaller productions like Hallmark movies started filming in Vancouver this month with Canadian crews and directors.
Related: Hallmark & Other TV Movies First To Resume Production in Hollywood North After 3-Month Shutdown?
Bigger productions won’t get restarted until late July at the earliest and plan to use more Canadian guest-stars and episodic directors, too, Deadline says.
Local talent like directors James Bamford and Amanda Tapping will be in big demand.
