Shameless production in ‘full panic mode’ with ‘massive COVID-19 outbreak’ after 18 false positive tests due to laboratory error
The production on Shameless reportedly had the shock of your life amid a potential massive COVID-19 outbreak.
The set “ went into full panic mode ” after 18 COVID-19 tests came back positive, TMZ said.
Sources told the publication that not all was what it seemed as there was an ‘error’ in the lab and tests were ‘not positive at all’.
Yikes! Production on Shameless reportedly came to a halt during a possible massive COVID-19 outbreak
It was unclear whether the 18 false positives were due to an erroneous test method or an error processing the tests.
Sources also revealed that the ‘outbreak’ was reported last week and may have involved a scene with 200 extras on hand.
The Showtime production was filming “on location in various parts of LA and on the Warner Bros. property”.
Oh no! Set ‘went into full panic mode’ after 18 COVID-19 tests returned positive, says TMZ
Not Great: Sources also revealed the ‘outbreak’ was reported last week and may have involved a scene with 200 extras on hand
Los Angeles County requires film and television productions to apply a variety of safety precautions during filming, including hand washing stations, adequate disinfectant availability, and wearing face masks whenever possible.
Shameless’s 11th and final season was set to begin filming in March, but the coronavirus shut down the industry and pushed back data.
Executive producer John Wells admitted scripts were ready to go, but writing continued during the lockdown via Zoom and ‘all scripts’ were rewritten to ‘stay current’.
Do it from scratch: Executive Producer John Wells admitted the scripts were ready to go, but the writing continued during the lockdown via Zoom and ‘all scripts’ were rewritten to ‘stay current’
“ Those who are barely living above the poverty line or below the poverty line have been the most affected by the pandemic, and we just felt like it was something we really needed to do – to show the impact it has on our characters, ” he said against Variety. . “It would have felt criminal not to do it.”
Through her impressive leadership, the Gallagher family has addressed a wide variety of recognizable issues for the general public, including poverty, addiction and now a global pandemic.
“We’ve covered a lot of these issues throughout the series, but it’s really emerged now and Carl has to decide who he wants to be as a cop,” he said of Ethan Cutkosky’s character.
“There is an individual choice that police officers have to make about who they want to be and how they want to interact with the community and how they want to apply the law and their behavior in the community. He struggles with that all season. ‘
“ We’ve addressed a lot of these issues throughout the series, but it has really emerged now and Carl has to decide who he wants to be as a cop, ” he said of Ethan Cutkosky’s character