Fires that have been described as "apocalyptic" by experts are raging across the Los Angeles area, forcing the shutdown of film and TV productions, including the post-apocalyptic series "Fallout."
The wildfires wreaked devastation across the neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Sylmar this week, and the Los Angeles County fire department instructed that all filming permits for those communities and others nearby be withdrawn for safety reasons, reported Variety.
NBCUniversal suspended production on “Hacks,” “Loot,” “Ted,” “Suits: L.A.” and “Happy’s Place,” although none of their feature films were affected because they're all currently shooting outside Los Angeles, and Amazon postponed production on season two of “Fallout,” which was set to resume filming Friday in the Santa Clarita area.
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CBS Studios called off production on “NCIS,” “NCIS: Origins,” “After Midnight,” “Poppa’s House” “The Neighborhood” and tapings for “After Midnight,” hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, for the rest of this week.
Disney-20th shut down production on “Doctor Odyssey,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
The Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank was closed because it's close to the fires. It shut down production on “Abbott Elementary,” “All-American” and “The Pitt,” which would’ve been shooting today, as well as “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage."
A number of premiers and other events were postponed or canceled, including the “Unstoppable” and “Wolf Man” premieres, the AFI Awards luncheon, the BAFTA Tea and the Critics Choice Awards.