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‘Mythic Quest’ Showrunner Rob McElhenney Challenges Studios To Continue Paying Staffs Of Shows Shuttered By Coronavirus Scare

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By Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film Now that virtually all TV shows have been shut down due to the coronavirus scare, what happens to those people whose paychecks just dried up but whose rent, mortgages and child care obligations need to be met?

Rob McElhenney — the writer, producer and actor who moved from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to the Apple + series Mythic Quest only to see Season 2 halt production for two weeks — has challenged the studios behind all shows to keep paying people during shut-downs he fears could last a lot longer than half a month.

This will be an obvious next chapter of coverage of this global pandemic, as it relates to Hollywood. To make it easier than trying to follow the string of messages he wrote

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