Due to an undetermined number of infections with Covid, and amid an increase in the Omicron variant in the UK, the fifth season registrations of the crown They had to finish earlier than planned.
According to Variety, the pandemic is still hitting the entertainment sector and especially TV production in the UK, so the tapings for the fifth installment about Kings, a Netflix favorite, ended early.
The publication did not specify the number of cases that were discovered or who were affected by them, except for the British media daily mail, indicates that eight team members have been affected.
A spokesperson for the streaming service told Variety that the crown “He finished filming a day earlier than scheduled over the Christmas holidays, after some positive cases within the team, ensuring the safety of others and that everyone in the production could enjoy a festive vacation with loved ones.”
Production is scheduled to resume filming in early January, although exact dates are not known yet.
Although traditional production operations are slowing this season, delays in 2020 due to the Covid virus have changed the calendar, and products such as the crown Filming began in July, “various reports indicate that earlier this week, paparazzi broadcasts of scenes filmed with Tony Blair’s family on the show, performed by Bertie Carvel.
Fifth season of the crown Highly anticipated, following the reveal of her new cast. Star tenet Elizabeth Debicki plays Princess Diana, Dominic West is Prince Charles and his son Sinan West is Prince William. Imelda Staunton plays Queen Elizabeth II in this episode.
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