Atlanta Production Ramp-Up Underway Despite Surge In COVID-19 Cases In Region

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAfter successfully completing Season 2 of Sistas, Tyler Perry has kicked off filming on the sophomore season of his other BET series, The Oval, at his Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.I hear the cast arrived last Thursday as scheduled. After three rounds of COVID-19 tests on the 377 actors and crew members all came back negative, filming started yesterday, Aug.

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Peter Thomas confirmed his positive coronavirus diagnosis and blamed Bravo fans for giving him COVID-19 as he detailed his “excruciating” experience.“I’m in bed, of course. I’m in bed now for the last eight days,” the reality star told fans in a clip captioned, “COVID-19 got me” via Instagram on Sunday, August 2.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticDelayed by the coronavirus pandemic, the Cynthia Ervio starring Genius: Aretha doesn’t yet know when it will resume production nor who will be playing one of the music business’ most powerful executives in the legendary singer’s life.“We have not set an actual date yet,” said director and EP Anthony Hemingway today of when the cameras could be turned on again.

first to report on “Family Feud” going back to the studio.“Family Feud” joins fellow game shows “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy” in returning to full production. A person with knowledge of the situation also confirmed that the wheel itself has undergone a redesign to give space for proper social distancing between contestants.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Syndicated gameshow Family Feud is the latest production set to get back up and running.Deadline understands that the Steve Harvey-fronted show is returning to the studio in Atlanta on Tuesday August 4.The show is set to start airing original episodes for its 22nd season on September 14.

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Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThis is encouraging news for film/TV productions planning to use a quarantine bubble to keep their casts and crew isolated from the rest of the world during filming to protect them from COVID-19.Tyler Perry, who introduced the model for his BET series Sistas and The Oval, shooting at his Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, has successfully gone through the first week of production on Sistas.

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta franchise is adding Drew Sidora to its cast, Us Weekly confirms.Sidora, 35, who has been talked about as a possible Housewife in the past, is officially coming on board for season 13. Us can also confirm that Canadian YouTuber LaToya Ali, a.k.a.

It’s been just revealed that the Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said that the governor Kemp is trying to restrain her from speaking to the press about the mask mandate, according to the latest reports coming from The Shade Room. Check out the complete details below.

Also Read: How 'Atlanta' and 'This Is America' Director Hiro Murai Mashes Up Comedy and Horror“We are thrilled to continue our relationship with FX as we build our company. They’ve long been advocates of bold, artistic storytelling, and we look forward to making many new projects together,” said Murai and Matteson.Super Frog was founded last year with the goal of developing and producing original feature films, television and alternative content.

Peter White Television EditorSuper Frog, the production company set up by Atlanta director and executive producer Hiro Murai, has inked a first-look deal with FX Productions.The deal covers all scripted and unscripted programming for FX, as well as potentially other divisions of Walt Disney Television.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAll systems are go for the cameras to start rolling on the second season of Tyler Perry’s BET series Sistas tomorrow, July 14. The cast and crew of the series had been quarantined at the Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios since late last week when actors were flown in from Los Angeles and New York on Perry’s private plane.

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