Picard shuts down (covid outbreak)

[Khan 2.0]

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Production Paused After 50 Positive for COVID-19 – The Hollywood Reporter

Filming on Paramount+ drama Star Trek: Picard has been shut down since Monday following a sizable COVID-19 outbreak.

Sources say more than 50 members of the large production tested positive on Monday, which was the first day of work after the Christmas break. The Patrick Stewart-led series has one of television’s biggest crews, numbering more than 450 staffers. The infections impacted multiple zones, including cast in zone A.

Production on the series was immediately shut down Monday and has remained dark since. Sources say filming is expected to resume early next week, if not sooner, though details remain in limbo.

 

[Sci]

Incredibly distressing. Fingers crossed everyone recovers -- and fingers especially crossed that Sir Patrick is okay!

 

[WarpFactorZ]

Wow... Not good, but not surprising given the positivity rate in LA county (20%, with almost 27k new cases yesterday!).

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/coronavirus/data/index.htm#

At least the vaxxed+boosted (of which Sir Pat is one) are not likely to suffer severe symptoms.

 

[valkyrie013]

Came in Monday and a good 20% of the office was out for the week because of the Vid.. Bit distressing but glad this go around looks to be light.
Good luck all.

 

[Tuskin38]

Deadline is reporting Patrick Stewart was not among those infected.

https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1479220941750218752

 

[WarpFactorZ]

Deadline is reporting Patrick Stewart was not among those infected.

https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1479220941750218752

Well, as of now... I do hope that he is safe, but he's not necessarily out of the woods yet.

 

[The Old Mixer]

It's a relief, if true.

 

[100Pic]

With many of the actors now a little, er, long in the tooth shall we say... I really hope they keep it under control and everyone stays safe.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

I’ve been really good at wearing a mask, got two shots and not going out but somehow still managed to catch Omicron. Fortunately it’s only manifested as heavy flu (I guess due to vaccine), but it shows how virulent the new strain is.

Whilst I’m glad to hear Patrick is okay, my thoughts also go out to the unnamed 50 who are suffering.

 

[Reanok]

Wow! That's alot of people sick with covid. I hope everyone recovers from being ill from covid. I'm glad Patrick didn't get it. Terry Matlas posted on twitter says he's doing okay.This is distressing news indeed.

 

[Grizzlor]

It's 50 out of 450 approximate crew members on the show, which is like 11%. Plus it sounds like they just returned from holiday break and these were the initial tests, so to be expected. They are resuming next week I think.

 

[Sci]

Yeah, it does sound like this is an example of the COVID protocols preventing infections acquired from outside the production bubble from entering the bubble.

 

[The Wormhole]

With many of the actors now a little, er, long in the tooth shall we say...

Eh? Aside from Patrick Stewart being in his 80s and Isa Briones in her 20s everyone else in Picard's main cast is between the ages of 30 and 50, so not really that "long in the tooth."

Unless you're referring to the TNG cast?

 

[F. King Daniel]

Oof.

Didn't they have Covid issues on Disco too? Guess it's just part of life now.

 

[WarpFactorZ]

Oof.

Didn't they have Covid issues on Disco too? Guess it's just part of life now.

Data suggests that 1 in 3 people will contract the Omicron variant, vaccine or not. So, yeah, it's getting to that stage.

 

[Llywela]

Since there have been question marks raised elsewhere over whether or not Captain Rios and La Sirena are still in the show for season three, let me just note here that Santiago Cabrera was seen in Chile over the New Year, visiting his family - a fan posted a pic on Twitter, 2 Jan. What are the quarantine rules for getting back into California from overseas at the moment?

 

[mdtauk]

Data suggests that 1 in 3 people will contract the Omicron variant, vaccine or not. So, yeah, it's getting to that stage.

If it were "Data" suggesting it, it would be more like 1.02487 in 3 people...

 

[Kilana2]

If it were "Data" suggesting it, it would be more like 1.02487 in 3 people...

And the new mutation would be named Omicron Theta.....

 

[Reanok]

Trekmovie posted an article that Star Trek Picard season 3 on Friday is back in production Terry Matalas posted on twitter Back to work.And posted a picture of a starship.

 

[WarpFactorZ]

On the topic of COVID and Trek, check out the billboard ads popping up around LA:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/star-trek-original-mr-spock-215700504.html