A crop of U.S. television shows has resumed work in Vancouver with COVID-19 safety protocols amid the pandemic.
ABC’s The Good Doctor, which actually was the production that paved the way to an agreement between Hollywood studios and the British Columbia unions, began shooting on its fourth season yesterday. Also from ABC, A Million Little Things, began shooting its third season on Sunday and the new ABC series from David E. Kelley, Big Sky, also began shooting yesterday as it eyes premiering sometime in the fall.
Disney+/ABC Signature’s The Mighty Ducks, whose production was halted in March because of the pandemic, resumed filming Tuesday while Hulu/Sonar/20th TV’s The Mysterious Benedict Society also kicked off filming last week. Netflix’s Midnight Mass and the CW/Warner Bros. TV’s Supernatural were believed to be the first U.S. series to start production in Vancouver following the coronavirus-related five-month break. Supernatural is expected to wrap shooting on September 8. Batwoman is slated to begin filming its second season with new lead Javacia Leslie this Friday, with the CW/WBTV’s Riverdale on track for a mid-September production start.
Also getting back to work in Vancouver is Lost in Space, which is slated to start production in September, with the new NBC/Legendary TV drama Debris set for an October start. Freeform’s Motherland: Fort Salem and NBC/Lionsgate TV’s Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and Dinsey+/20th TV’s Turner & Hooch, Syfy/UCP’s Resident Alien, Netflix/WBTV’s The Maid also are believed in the final preparation stages to get their cameras rolling.
