As Hollywood struggles through the COVID-19 pandemic, some creators have decided to make the pandemic a part of their future films, including Netflix’s latest addition, Judd Apatow. Apatow. whose most recent film The King of Staten Island went straight to streaming, has signed an exclusive deal with Netflix.
The untitled film will be directed by Apatow and co-written by Apatow and Pam Brady. It will follow a
“group of actors stuck inside a hotel during a pandemic as they try to complete a film.”
Netflix is fast-tracking the project and it is being reported that this will be an ensemble project similar to Knives Out.