Australians in isolation can take advantage of the streaming frenzy, but even these are not immune to the impact of COVID-19.
Netflix fantasy The witcher becomes the first Netflix show in Britain to be affected by the growing crisis. The filming of the second season, with Henry Cavill, has been suspended for two weeks.
“The health of the actors and crews is our main concern. We are facing an unprecedented global pandemic beyond our control and, in many cases, mandates or restrictions imposed by governments (including travel restrictions in many countries) ”, a source told the Hollywood Reporter. "As such, we made the decision, with immediate effect, to suspend production for 2 weeks during this difficult period, and we will support our production partners working on the scripted series Netflix UK by doing the same. This will give everyone time to make informed decisions on how to move forward. "
Amazons $ 1 billion the Lord of the Rings The New Zealand series was also suspended for two weeks. The New Zealand Herald published a notice from producers GSR Productions sent to all actors and the team who said: "With great caution, UAP (Untitled Amazon Project) suspended production for two (2) weeks from Monday March 16. is done in an environment where travel restrictions to control Covid-19 are issued daily by New Zealand and most other countries. "
Meanwhile, the India Motion Picture Producers' Association has declared that it will request the suspension of all filming, television series, commercials and web series in the country from March 19 to 31. The organization also advised all Indian film crews currently active on overseas projects to return to the country within the next three days. "In the interest of the country, society and film professionals, all associations in the Indian film industry have made the decision to close all filming," said JD Majethia, president of India Film. & TV Producers Council. Bollywood and the other regional language film industries of India produce well over 1,000 films each year.
