Los Angeles wildfires halt filming of several TV shows

LOS ANGELES: The show won’t go on in Hollywood. As wildfires continue to ravage homes and other properties on the US West Coast, several TV shows have been forced to suspend filming and Warner Bros studios has had to close its doors.

One halted production is “Abbott Elementary”, the Quinta Brunson comedy on ABC. Other shows affected include the “Suits” spin-off “Suits: LA”, due in February on NBC; “Ted” with Seth MacFarlane on Peacock; as well as “NCIS”, “NCIS: Origins” on CBS, as well as “The Neighborhood” and “Poppa’s House”.

Cult programmes “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Doctor Odyssey” on ABC, as well as Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show, will also take a break from filming, as will the drama series “All Americans” airing on The CW, and the medical series “The Pitt”, which launched Jan 10 on Max with Noah Wyle (“ER”).

Unfortunately, some iconic filming locations have gone up in flames. Such is the case of Palisades Charter High School, famous for having served as the setting for Brian De Palma’s “Carrie”, Danny Steinmann’s “Savage Streets”, and Mark Waters’ 2003 “Freaky Friday” starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Awards on hold

In addition to the series productions on hold, the devastating fires have also impacted several Hollywood awards ceremonies. Scheduled for tomorrow in Santa Monica, the Critics Choice Awards have now been postponed to take place on Jan 26.

“This unfolding tragedy has already had a profound impact on our community. All our thoughts and prayers are with those battling the devastating fires and with all who have been affected,” Critics Choice Association CEO Joey Berlin said in a statement, quoted by The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie world’s most prestigious awards ceremony, the Oscars, has also been affected. Originally scheduled for Jan 17, the announcement of this year’s nominations has been postponed to Jan 19. The voting window has therefore been extended to 5pm on Jan 14.

Television shows on hold (as of press time) due to the LA fires:

• ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
• ‘After Midnight’
• ‘Happy’s Place’
• ‘Suits LA’
• ‘Loot’
• ‘Ted’
• ‘NCIS’ and ‘NCIS: Origins’
• ‘The Neighborhood’
• ‘Poppa’s House’
• ‘The Price is Right’
• ‘Doctor Odyssey’
• ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
• ‘Abbott Elementary’
• ‘The Rookie”All American’
• ‘The Pitt’