HBO Schedules First Scripted Series Set During Covid-19

Coastal Elites, initially planned as a theater project, will debut Sept. 12

Bette Midler, Dan Levy, Issa Rae, Kaitlyn Dever and Sarah Paulson shot most of their scenes from home. HBO

August 5, 2020

Key insight:

While some shows have tested new formats for standalone episodes during the pandemic, Coastal Elites is the first series shot entirely remotely.

While a handful of scripted shows have remotely filmed single episodes set during Covid-19, HBO is upping the ante, scheduling the first scripted series shot and set entirely during the pandemic.

Jason Lynch

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