‘Orange Is The New Black’ Creator Is Bringing A Coronavirus Series To Netflix

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Filming on Hollywood sets has largely been suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, but Orange Is the New Black creator Jenji Kohan is getting started on a new Netflix anthology series called Social Distancing set during the coronavirus pandemic that will feature actors filming themselves at home.

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“Our job as storytellers is to reflect reality, and in this new, bizarre, bewildering reality we are all experiencing, we feel passionate about finding connection as we all remain at a distance,” Kohan and other creators said in a statement. “We’ve been inspired to create an anthology series that tells stories about the current moment we are living through—the unique, personal, deeply human stories that illustrate how we are living apart, together.”

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Social Distancing will be the latest addition to television filmed from home, joining Saturday Night Live and late-night talk shows including Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show, Stephen Colbert’s Late Show and Trevor Noah’s Daily Show. This week, the cast of old NBC hit Parks and Recreation will reunite from home for a scripted coronavirus-themed special.

FURTHER READING

Netflix is making a comedy set in the coronavirus outbreak (The Los Angeles TImes)

Social Distance: Jenji Kohan Calls Dibs on First Remotely Filmed Pandemic Show (Vanity Fair)

Jenji Kohan Sets ‘Social Distance’ Anthology Series at Netflix (The Hollywood Reporter)

A New Social Distancing Anthology Series Is Coming to Netflix (Entertainment Tonight)