March 14, 2020 Update

Due to COVID19, filming on most shows is being delayed and some seasons will be cut short. Many of the full season shows have not yet filmed their final episodes, so big season finales may or may not happen. For example, Supernatural's series finale has not yet been filmed and will likely be delayed until later in the year or possibly even next year. Most streaming shows expected in the next month have finished filming and are getting their special effects and such done now. I expect some Spring shows and most Summer/Fall shows to be delayed/shortened. Animated shows will probably fare better than live action shows.

A lot of pilots are being filmed right now. I expect the networks to pick up fewer shows than normal.

We have been spoiled the last 10 years or so with a lot of Summer shows. This year, I expect Summer tv to return to what it used to be, mostly reruns. I do not know the status of the HBO Max shows, they may have to delay the launch. That would be unfortunate, since this is the perfect time to pick up a lot of subscribers. This will be a good time to catch up on shows we haven't gotten around to watching yet.

Shows from the list that have already halted production:
Batwoman
Carnival Row
Charmed
Fear the Walking Dead
For All Mankind
Foundation
God Friended Me
Legacies
(Season Shortened to 16)
Lucifer
Mankind
NeXt
Pennyworth
See
Servant
Snowpiercer
Stranger Things
Supergirl
Supernatural
The Brides
The Falcon and Winter Soldier
The Flash
The Walking Dead
The Wheel of Time
Y: The Last Man


I expect this list to get much longer over the next week. Outside of animated shows, I expect almost all shows to halt production in the next week or so. I doubt I will maintain a list of halted shows, though I will certainly give updates on which shows will get finales and such, as I find out.

I have about 30 development hell shows I need to put in updates. I will try to work on that over the next couple weeks.

1 comment:

Heather said...

Thank you for all your work on this!