Deadline, the outbreak is indeed tied to “Big Brother,” which is filming its 23rd season on Stage 18 — but a few positive cases can’t bring the long-running show down.
Production of the show — which employs about 500 people and touts the apt catchphrase “expect the unexpected” — has not been impacted.
Business will proceed as usual on the set, which reportedly had stringent industry health precautions in place last season.The nine positive tests are supposedly tied to crew members, not on-screen participants.
None of the infected workers — most of whom are already back at work after being quarantined and testing negative — are believed to have had interactions with the houseguests, according to Deadline’s report.Meanwhile, the pandemic has.