The popular Metro Vancouver-filmed teen drama Riverdale has suspended production, after a someone working on the series came in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19.
Production company Warner Brothers said the worker was being medically evaluated.
“We are working closely with the appropriate authorities and health agencies in Vancouver to identify and contact all individuals who may have come into direct contact with our team member,” said a Warner Brothers spokesperson in an email.
“The health and safety of our employees, casts and crews is always our top priority.”
- MrBeast’s company sued by former employee over alleged sexual harassment
- ‘The day the music dies’: Organists pipe up to save historical U of A instrument
- Kylie Jenner sued by ex-housekeeper over ‘toxic and abusive’ work environment
- Family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez speaks out after D4vd’s murder charge
According to B.C. production tracking website What’s Filming, Riverdale was meant to wrap production on April 4.
Get breaking National news
B.C. film union IATSE Local 891 told Global News they had no information other than a statement from Warner Brothers that “a key cast member has fallen ill”.
“We are not about to speculate on the nature of the illness, and have no further information to share,” the union said in an emailed statement.
Riverdale, in its fourth season, is considered one of the B.C. film industry’s major successes.
A report produced by accounting firm MNP LLP in 2017 found that the production’s first season created more than 1,000 jobs and does business with 773 firms in 31 B.C. communities.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.