Grey’s Anatomy, Jimmy Kimmel and Abbott Elementary halt production as LA wildfires devastate area
PRODUCTION on hit shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and Jimmy Kimmel Live have been halted due to the LA wildfires.
TV execs have ordered production cease on set as the devastating blazes continue to rip through Los Angeles.
Celebrity enclaves in the Hollywood Hills and Pacific Palisades have been turned to ash in what officials say are the most destructive fires in the city’s history.
A-listers like Paris Hilton, John Goodman, Miles Teller, Anthony Hopkins, and Billy Crystal have seen their homes reduced to smouldering rubble.
The cameras have stopped rolling on shows Disney-produced shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, Doctor Odyssey and Jimmy Kimmel Live.
CBS bosses have also shut down production on NCIS, including it’s spin-off NCIS: Origins as well as After Midnight, Poppas House and The Neighborhood.
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Filming was due to restart on season two of Fallout, but Amazon have now postponed shooting.
NBCUniversal have also halted work on Hacks, Suits LA, Loot and Happy’s Place.
FilmLA – the agency that permits filming in Los Angeles, said: “The LA County Fire Department has specifically instructed that all permits issued for filming in the communities of Altadena, La Crescenta, La Canada/Flintridge and unincorporated Pasadena are withdrawn.
“Other permit revocations are possible.”