By Jake Kanter International TV Editor EXCLUSIVE: Netflix will conduct a deep clean of The Witcher set and advised staff to quarantine themselves after actor Kristofer Hivju revealed on Instagram he has tested positive for coronavirus.
As Deadline reported today, Netflix shuttered production on the show for two weeks as a precautionary measure. Now, in a new email to the production team this evening UK-time, the streamer said an “individual” has contracted coronavirus.
Deadline understands that individual is Hivju, who played Tormund Giantsbane in Game of Thrones. The streamer sought to reassure staff that it is putting in place measures to eradicate the virus on set at Arborfield Studios, which is west of London. “We paused production
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