By Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV How is this for tragic irony? For decades, network executives have been trying to break out of the traditional development cycle with little success.
It may take a cataclysmic event like the current global coronavirus pandemic to finally do that. Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders The fast-spreading outbreak has shut down or postponed production on about 50 scripted series across broadcast and streaming; ultimately, all shows are expected to grind to a halt, and some will end up delivering shorter seasons.
The pandemic is also threatening to derail pilot season. I hear Universal Television has put all of its broadcasting pilots on hold.
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