Omicron hinders Hollywood's return to business
LOS ANGELES — Tim Hillman was preparing to start work as location manager for the Fox Network show "9-1-1" in Los Angeles on Monday, but Omicron had other plans. To avoid the risk of an expensive shutdown if crew returning from the holidays tested positive for COVID-19 mid-shoot, the Disney-produced procedural postponed its restart to Jan. 10, he said. "This week we were supposed to be back to ...
LOS ANGELES â Tim Hillman was preparing to start work as location manager for the Fox Network show "9-1-1" in Los Angeles on Monday, but Omicron had other plans.
To avoid the risk of an expensive shutdown if crew returning from the holidays tested positive for COVID-19 mid-shoot, the Disney-produced procedural postponed its restart to Jan. 10, he said.
"This week we were supposed to be back to work on our show.We've been on Christmas hiatus, and they extended it by a week," Hillman said.
Shutting down a show once filming
