Star Trek: Picard has been forced to shut down production following a COVD-19 outbreak that has seen more than 50 crew members test positive for the virus.
As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, production is said to have been on pause since Monday. The show reportedly hopes to resume filming early next week.
COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc across Hollywood since fear appearing in early 2020. Vaccines and other measures raised hopes that the entertainment business could return to something resembling business as usual in 2022, but the emergence of the highly-contagious Omicron variant has forced productions to reevaluate.
The pandemic has forced further delays and other problems, with John Wick 4 among the movies to get pushed all the way into 2023 despite filming already being completed.
Star Trek: Picard last aired in early 2020, with Season 2 set to premiere on Paramount+ in Febuary. Star Trek: Picard is currently filming Season 3, which is expected to release in 2023.
Star Trek: Picard follows the adventures of Jean-Luc Picard as he comes out of retirement to solve new mysteries and battle forces threatening the Federation. In his review of Star Trek: Picard, reviewer Scott Collura called Season 1 "uneven," with a "rushed climax and some head-scratching moments." However, "thematically it all ties together quite nicely."
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN
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As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter, production is said to have been on pause since Monday. The show reportedly hopes to resume filming early next week.
COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc across Hollywood since fear appearing in early 2020. Vaccines and other measures raised hopes that the entertainment business could return to something resembling business as usual in 2022, but the emergence of the highly-contagious Omicron variant has forced productions to reevaluate.
The pandemic has forced further delays and other problems, with John Wick 4 among the movies to get pushed all the way into 2023 despite filming already being completed.
Star Trek: Picard last aired in early 2020, with Season 2 set to premiere on Paramount+ in Febuary. Star Trek: Picard is currently filming Season 3, which is expected to release in 2023.
Star Trek: Picard follows the adventures of Jean-Luc Picard as he comes out of retirement to solve new mysteries and battle forces threatening the Federation. In his review of Star Trek: Picard, reviewer Scott Collura called Season 1 "uneven," with a "rushed climax and some head-scratching moments." However, "thematically it all ties together quite nicely."
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN
Continue reading...