Netflix plans coronavirus show

Netflix Inc. is working on a new anthology series called Social Distance set during the coronavirus pandemic, adapting to the Hollywood’s production shutdown by using actors under quarantine.

Jenji Kohan, creator of Weeds and Orange Is the New Black, is producing the show, a comedy in which actors will film themselves from their own homes. Writers have begun working on scripts, and production will begin in a few weeks.”We are challenging ourselves to do something new: To create and produce virtually so that our cast and crew can stay healthy and safe”, Kohan said in a statement.

“Writers never physically meet during the writing process. Our director, Diego Velasco, directs our talent remotely. Our showrunner, Hilary Weisman Graham, runs production from her living room.