Several TV series are set to resume production this week even as wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles County.
CBS NCIS, NCIS: Origins, Neighborhood and Bubba’s house They are all set to return to work on Monday, as is ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live and several shows from NBCUniversal, including Max’s Hacks And NBC Happy place and Fits Los Angeles. However, other offers are emerging, including CBS. After midnight And ABC Gray’s Anatomystill waiting.
The four CBS series to resume production, produced by CBS Studios, will operate only on closed soundstages with close monitoring by the studio’s security, health and safety teams. Any staff or crew members affected by the fire or unable to get to work safely are encouraged not to report and will still receive their regular pay.
Catering teams from some CBS Studios productions in Los Angeles prepared boxed meals for first responders during the fires. Clothes from the shows are also being donated, in addition to parent company Paramount Global’s $1 million pledge to fire relief efforts.
NCIS It has its production base in Valencia, while The neighborhood and Bubba’s house The film is on stages at Radford Studio Center in Studio City and Paramount Studios in Hollywood.
After midnight CBS says the matter will remain on hold until at least Wednesday. Disney’s 20th Television is also keeping most of its productions on pause, with the exception of Kimmel’s late-night show. ABC sitcom In the Studio Transmission gears He’s scheduled for some rehearsals this week, and an upcoming Hulu comedy Mid-century modern He is in middle school.
along with Hacks – Site destroyed in last week’s Eaton fire – Happy place and Fits Los Angelesproduced by NBCU looting (Apple TV+) and Ted (The Peacock) is also scheduled to return to production this week.
As of Monday morning, 24 people have died as a result of the widespread wildfires in Los Angeles County that began last week. At press time, Cal Fire said the Palisades Fire — the largest fire — was 13 percent contained, while the Eaton Fire was 33 percent contained, and the smaller Hearst Fire near the city of San Fernando was almost completely contained.
