'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Station 19' Fans Will Be Shocked About This Delay News
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While the coronavirus pandemic may no longer be part of the Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 storylines, it's still affecting the actors in real life.
On January 5, TVLine exclusively reported that ABC officially delayed the start of production for Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 after the holiday season break. The network had originally planned to welcome back cast members and begin rolling cameras for new episodes on January 10. But due to a surge of the coronavirus variant Omicron, the popular fictional medical drama and its spinoff were forced to take a longer pause. Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 were reportedly set to resume filming on January 12.
What’s more, The Rookie’s production has also come to a standstill for the same reason. But a return date has not been announced yet. According to TVLine sources, the decision was made for all three shows “out of an abundance of caution” and not because of COVID-19 positive cases.
The good news is the delay is “not expected” to impact current on-air schedules. While the Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 crews might be a few days behind in shooting, both shows are currently on a winter hiatus and will not be returning with a new episode until February 24 for a special crossover event. In the meantime, viewers will be able to tune in to the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, which win run February 4 to February 20.
Shortly after Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19 and The Rookie announced their abrupt production pauses, the CBS dramas NCIS, NCIS: Hawai’i and NCIS: Los Angeles did the same. There was a positive coronavirus case confirmed on the set of NCIS, believed to involve a cast member. Fox’s hit show 9-1-1 and NBC’s Chicago Fire also had to temporarily suspend filming.
All in all, several major networks and studios — including Disney, Amazon Studios, Netflix, Universal Media Studios and Warner Bros. TV — have made similar decisions in the face of the Omicron surge. Deadline also reported that TV executives are looking at shows on a case-by-case basis to try to keep as many on schedule as possible.
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