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April 2020: MySeries in 500 words

April 2020: MySeries in 500 words

In April, not a whole lot has changed for us. No schools, no movie theatres, no going out for a drink. We were advised to stay home. Watching series and doing some work around the house or in the garden, we tried to get through our days.
For the average series fan there is still a lot to be seen, but how about pilot season 2020? It remains unsure. Some series received a direct to series order, but how about the others? Can pilots still get a full series order so very late in the season? Will some pilots even be taken into production?

Unfortunately, I cannot answer this question. I've scoured the internet searching for answers, but I didn't find any. April is usually a pilot month. This month, the networks haven't revealed a whole lot. And as long as this coronacrisis lasts, not many pilots will be discussed or produced.

Could this mean that the upcoming season (2020-2021) will be of little interest? Maybe. It could be that production on various series will be resumed in August or September, but this will be for series that were already in production. The ones that were renewed for another season and the new series which already received orders. I think it's safe to say that the pilot season will not be a thing, this year.


For the first time in 50 years, San Diego Comic Con was cancelled. This could mean that there will be a lot less news and trailers. It could also be the case that in May there's going to be a lot of news and that networks will start ordering series then, with or without a pilot. It is likely that there is going to be a lot of news about series that are still awaiting renewal. And probably as well for series that may or may not be cancelled.

For now, 55 pilots have been ordered, and production on all of them has been halted. Some pilots received extra script orders so that the pilot-script is easier to sell. Writers are working hard on writing more material so that networks will come to a decision sooner. Networks will have to decide about the fate of their pilots one way or the other.

The question is if that's a good thing for series. The networks have to pay actors who signed a contract to record the pilot. More than a month and a half later, networks will finally be obligated to pay the crews. But I don't have a clue what the land of series will look like after this pandemic. Nobody can say if production will resume in September, or if maybe the fall season will start later, or perhaps not at all.

Of course, MySeries will keep track of things, and we'll try to report as much as we can on this website. But for now, there are more questions than answers.

With kind spring greetings,

Stay Safe,
Mandy

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Comments (6)

anonymous
1 May 2020, 14:23
Think the situation after Corona will be similar to the great writers' strike 12.13 years ago. Although that strike was over before pilot season. Expect shortened seasons for next season and maybe gaps in the schedule will be filled with repeats.
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DAVE2804
1 May 2020, 15:41
Indeed, I think something like a writer's strike will happen, so shorter seasons next season. Although that also depends on how long this Corna crisis will last. However, I don't think it's such a problem because there are so many series that you can still watch that you can get through the time before new seasons are made.
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Mandy1966
1 May 2020, 16:09
Haha Dave, that's right. Thanks to the beautiful top 5 lists of the authors, my list has only become longer instead of shorter. So I have plenty to see until at least 2022. 😉
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anonymous
1 May 2020, 18:13
Of course there are still plenty of series and otherwise movies to watch, but also would not like to wait another two years, for example for Bosch season 7 or another favorite. Will be happy when it all goes back to Hollywood.
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DAVE2804
2 May 2020, 11:35
I understand that this is not fun and I agree that it shouldn't be all that long, but a long wait for a new season does not only happen in Corona time. Game of Thrones has also skipped a year, on Homeland people had to wait quite a long time for this last season, Better Call Saul had no new episodes in 2019 and I only read the next season of Westworld in 2022. That's how it goes sometimes.
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xlucasverbunt
2 May 2020, 08:19
I had already read somewhere that American Horror Story doesn't start filming until September (if they can), while normally the season starts at the end of September. That will be for more series I guess.
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