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A Primetime Pandemic: Medical Drama Showrunners Reflect On “Moral Imperative” To Address Covid-19 On-Screen

20.03.2021 - 04:19

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When Covid-19 touched down in the U.S. last year, reality wasn’t safe from the virus’ grasp and neither was fiction. As frontline workers and medical personnel worked tirelessly to care for coronavirus victims and stop the spread, showrunners and executive producers behind TV’s most popular medical dramas thrust the pandemic into primetime.Now a year into the historical health crisis that has killed more than 538,000 people nationwide, Deadline spoke with medical drama showrunners who reflect on the discussions that led to their coverage of the coronavirus, how they advanced a story that still has no end and where their shows will go from here. “I have never written about something while we were in the midst of it, and certainly not in a

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etcanada.com

31.03.2021 / 02:19

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hollywoodreporter.com

31.03.2021 / 02:13

Universal Studios Hollywood to Reopen April 16

Universal Studios Hollywood on Tuesday announced the Los Angeles theme park would reopen on April 16. Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 8.

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pinkvilla.com

31.03.2021 / 02:13

Adam Brody ADMITS being prejudiced about Leighton Meester due to Gossip Girl; Says now she’s my moral compass

Adam Brody recently made an appearance on Anna Faris‘ Unqualified podcast and opened up about meeting now-wife Leighton Meester, their relationship and much more in a rare interview. Stating that he met Leighton about 15 years ago, Brody recalled running into the entire Gossip Girl star cast at Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles. “Josh Schwartz produced both shows and literally the first time we met, that whole cast was eating at Canter’s and I lived at Canter’s for like my entire 20s.

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hollywoodlife.com

31.03.2021 / 01:43

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31.03.2021 / 01:15

'SpongeBob SquarePants' Episodes Pulled for Being Inappropriate

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deadline.com

31.03.2021 / 01:07

Tyler Perry Weighs In On Georgia Voting Law That “Harkens To The Jim Crow Era”

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31.03.2021 / 00:57

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hollywoodlife.com

30.03.2021 / 23:44

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30.03.2021 / 23:29

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30.03.2021 / 23:19

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30.03.2021 / 23:19

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etcanada.com

30.03.2021 / 22:59

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30.03.2021 / 22:23

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30.03.2021 / 22:20

SAG-AFTRA’s Gabrielle Carteris & David White On The State Of The Union One Year Into Covid

EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA today is celebrating the ninth anniversary of the merger of SAG and AFTRA – two competing unions that came together in 2012 to work as one. In a wide-ranging Q&A conducted in advance of Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, guild president Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director David White reflected on the state of the union one year into the Covid-19 pandemic. They also looked to the challenges ahead, including issues of diversity, sexual harassment in the workplace, and the possibility that vaccinations may become mandatory for casts and crews as film and television production struggles to return to pre-pandemic levels.

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30.03.2021 / 22:19

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30.03.2021 / 22:05

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30.03.2021 / 22:02

108 Greater Manchester schools hit by Covid since the start of term

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30.03.2021 / 21:52

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30.03.2021 / 21:41

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30.03.2021 / 21:39

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30.03.2021 / 21:25

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30.03.2021 / 21:19

I Tried Geolifting, the Latest Fluffy Brow Trend

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30.03.2021 / 21:15

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30.03.2021 / 21:02

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30.03.2021 / 21:00

Adam Brody Calls Wife Leighton Meester His 'Moral Compass' in Rare Personal Interview

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Surge testing deployed in Bolton after discovery of South African Covid cases

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30.03.2021 / 20:39

Leigh Centurions close in on former halfback to bolster their squad

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deadline.com

30.03.2021 / 20:39

‘Promised Land’: Mariel Molino Joins ABC Drama Pilot

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30.03.2021 / 20:33

Woody Harrelson to Star in WWII Drama 'The Man With the Miraculous Hands'

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30.03.2021 / 20:33

BST Hyde Park reveal event delayed until 2022 with Pearl Jam and Duran Duran set to to return

BST Hyde Park have revealed that this year’s event won’t go ahead in July due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The event will be back in 2022 and will see Pearl Jam and Duran Duran – who were set to headline this year’s event – return in 2022.In a statement, organisers said: “It is with a heavy heart that we announce that BST Hyde Park will not take place in July 2021.“We are however happy to share that Duran Duran and Pearl Jam will go ahead in July 2022.”We are sad to announce that BST Hyde Park will not take place this July. However, we are happy to share that both @PearlJam and @duranduran will return next summer.

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