With the entire state of California under a shelter in place order and many other states facing similar restrictions, many of your favorite TV shows have gone on hiatus and the releases of long-expected movies are being delayed.
Here is a run-down of popular TV shows and eagerly-awaited movies that are out of production or not coming out soon.
NBC has stopped production on at least 35 shows because of coronavirus concerns.
Deadline reports that 35 NBC shows have been ordered to stop production because of concerns about the pandemic.
These include NBC staples such as Law and Order: SVU and Chicago, as well as up and coming shows such as the Kelly Clarkson Show and New Amsterdam.
The CW's Riverdale suspended production after reported contact with a COVID-19 infectee.
According to Variety, Warner Bros. TV told the news media that the popular teen series, which is filmed in Canada, was being shut down after someone associated with on-set production learned of a contact with someone infected with coronavirus.
Warner Bros. did not reveal whether the potentially infected person was a member of the cast or the crew, but says they are receiving medical attention. Riverdale was nearing the close of its fourth season of production.
The Morning Show is on indefinite hiatus.
Apple TV's The Morning Show is on indefinite hiatus out of "an abundance of caution," producers told Hollywood Reporter, although no cast or crew member is sick or known to have come in contact with an infected person.
The program, starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Anniston, has no announced date for resumption of filming.
CBS reality show Survivor has delayed production until May 19.
Producers for the hit CBS reality show Survivor told Variety March 10 that they would be delaying production of Season 41 of the popular program "as a cautionary measure." Filming was set to start in late March in Fiji. Depending on developments in the fight against the epidemic, filming may start in Fiji on May 19.
Executive producer Jeff Probst said: Though Fiji reports no cases of the virus and is beautifully remote, we have a crew of over 400 who must fly in from over 20 different countries. We need more time to carefully analyze the situation and create our new production safety plan.
Production on "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" has been shut down.
The upcoming Disney Plus series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has been shut down after a week-long shoot in Prague, in the former Czech Republic, had to be shut down after previously filming in Atlanta.
Costar Sebastian Stan shared an emotional post on his Instagram thanking the citizens of Prague for their warm welcome. As of the writing of this article, both he and Anthony Mackie remain well.
The Ryan Murphy film adaptation of the musical "Prom" has been taken out of production.
Upcoming Netflix film "Prom," produced by Ryan Murphy and starring Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep, was taken out of production even though Murphy confirmed that it had been just a few days from wrapping up.
According to Deadline, no one associated with the film has been diagnosed with or exposed to the novel coronavirus, but production was being stopped as a precaution to protect cast and crew, The movie was being filmed at Paramount but concerns about a scene on location at a local school led to a halt in the production.
Elvis biopic starring Tom Hanks paused after Hanks and wife tested positive for the virus.
We are happy to report that Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are, as the actor's sister told the British newspaper The Guardian, "not great but doing OK" after nine days in an Australian hospital for treatment for an infection with the coronavirus.
The Hollywood power couple is in Australia for the filming of a movie based on the life of Elvis Presley. Even after being released from the hospital to quarantine for a week, however, Hanks tells his Instagram followers that just folding the clothes coming out of the dryer is a reason for taking a nap.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert went on almost-hiatus March 13.
Like most late-night TV talk shows, the CBS talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert went on hiatus Friday, March 13. But Colbert wasn't willing to let social-distancing requirements keep him from roasting President Trump. On March 16, Colbert delivered a monologue from his bathtub, dressed in coat and tie (we're not quite with what else) under a mantle of bubble bath.
Colbert touched on the report that the president had commented "When this epidemic is over, we will all celebrate." Colbert quipped "the inauguration of anyone else," in his monologue on what he dubbed The Lather Show.
Other late-night weeknight shows are also out of production.
Talk shows starring Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers on NBC and Stephen Colbert and James Corden on CBS toyed with the idea of filming without live audiences to reduce exposure of their crews to COVID-19.
Producers for these shows quickly realized that simply bringing hundreds of writers, film crew, and other staff together in the same building was also dangerous, so late night live comedy has been taken out of production without definite plans for its return.
Production has been halted at Saturday Night Live.
The ever-popular SNL had been scheduled to go on hiatus from March 7 to March 28. With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, NBC decided that the show will be taken out of production "until further notice."
SNL, which is broadcast from NBC's headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, is premised on getting reactions from live audiences in the heart of Manhattan, where numerous cases of COVID-19 infection are being reported.
Upcoming Marvel movie "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" has shut down production in Australia.
The eagerly awaited Marvel film "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," starring Destin Daniel Cretton, has shut down after the star entered self-isolation on the advice of his doctor.
Cretton and his fashion-designer wife Nikki Chapman have a newborn they needed to protect. Fortunately, their coronavirus tests have come back negative, but since that time the pandemic has necessitated a complete stop to filming to protect other cast and crew.
Netflix fantasy drama, The Witcher, is out of production.
The popular Netflix fantasy drama The Witcher was taken out of production over the weekend of March 13. Variety confirms that the show was taken out of production for two weeks, but Netflix will continue paying the crew during the hiatus.
Since the series is filmed in multiple countries in Europe and the UK, producers recognized that travel restrictions would soon make production impossible.
Three sequels to the 2009 movie Avatar have stopped filming in New Zealand.
The New Zealand Film Commission confirmed a hiatus in production of three sequels to Avatar "until further notice." Among the numerous problems facing producers was the impossibility of travel between New Zealand and the United States for production meetings.
It was not known whether producer James Cameron was staying in New Zealand or in California.
Filming of The Handmaid's Tale also shuts down.
Hulu's Emmy Award-winning dystopian drama series The Handmaid's Tale had been filming its fourth season, with the directorial debut of star Elizabeth Moss.
The Handmaid's Tale and all MGM Television shows are also going out of production, including thirtysomething(else) and Fargo. MGM has no word on when it will resume production.
Production of Season 16 of Grey's Anatomy was halted Thursday, March 12.
Producers of the ABC medical drama sent an email to cast and crew stating that filming of the current season of Grey's Anatomy would be halted until producers could assess the impact of the coronavirus. Since the entire state of California is now under orders to stay indoors, production will not resume soon.
The producers asked their stars and crew to "stay at home and stay hydrated." Line producer James Williams, showrunner Krista Vernoff, and executive producer Debbie Allen said that their decision was made out of concern not just for everyone connected to the production of Grey's Anatomy but also for loved ones outside of work.
Production of Season 16 of ABC's The Bachelorette was stopped Friday, March 13.
ABC gave public notice that it is halting production of popular dating show The Bachelorette as of Friday, March 13. Host Chris Harrison sent out a video to his followers stating that "It was not only the right thing to do, it was the only thing to do."
The new season had been scheduled to start filming Friday at Casa Bachelor with Claire Crawley, former contestant on Bachelor Winter Games and Bachelor in Paradise, handing out roses.
Season 2 of Netflix comedy, Russian Doll, is now expected sometime in 2021.
The first season of Russian Doll received four Primetime Emmy nominations, including a nomination for Best Comedy, and Netflix ordered a second season for nearly a year ago.
But producers Amy Poehler, Leslye Headland, and Natasha Lyonne tell us that Nadia and her fellow time-traveler Alan will resume their adventures in the second season, but we will have to wait until next year to learn more about the plot.
Disney is pausing production of all live-action features.
Disney was poised to start shooting a remake of The Little Mermaid in March, but now not just The Little Mermaid but also Nightmare Alley, Home Alone, Peter Pan & Wendy, and Shrunk are on indefinite pause.
The live-action remake of 1989's The Little Mermaid with director Rob Reiner was set to start filming in London March 16. The movie stars Awkwafina, Halle Bailey, Javier Bardem, Daveed Diggs, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, and Jacob Tremblay.
Nightmare Alley from Searchlight Pictures was set to begin filming in Toronto. The film, based on William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel, focuses on a con-man and a female psychiatrist who team together to trick people into giving them money.
The film stars Kate Blanchette, Bradley Cooper, and Rooney Mara.
Home Alone was in production in Canada for Disney Plus. Rob Delaney, Ellie Klemper, and Archie Yates from Jojo Rabbit star.
The Disney streaming service already faced irate fans irritated by the deletion of Home Alone (the original movie) and Home Alone 2, but not the far-less-popular Home Alone 3 from their catalogs in January.
Peter Pan & Wendy is a live action update of the classic E. M. Barrie novel. Alexander Molony as Peter Pan and Ever Anderson as Wendy star.
Variety confirms that Disney still plans to release the movie to theaters rather than to its streaming service.
Shrunk is a reboot of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Rick Moranis and Josh Gad share top billing. Rick Moranis will reprise his role as Wayne Szalinski, with Josh Gad playing his adult scientist son. Gad's character suffers a mishap similar to his father's.
As of publication time for this article, all of the previously mentioned Disney stars are healthy and free of COVID-19.