Every Movie And TV Show Delayed Due To The Coronavirus

Even though we're only a few months into the new decade, the 2020s have already been defined by an international health crisis known as COVID-19. This particularly dangerous virus has spread throughout the world at a much faster rate than most could have anticipated, creating a worldwide atmosphere of fear as a virus deadlier than the seasonal flu strikes the most vulnerable populations.

To try and prevent the incredibly rapid spread of COVID-19, some countries are limiting travel and closing their borders — after a terrible outbreak, Italy placed limits on all travel and put its residents under a strict quarantine, essentially closing some of the world's most historically relevant major cities — and unsurprisingly, this shutdown is also affecting the entertainment industry in a big way. Film festivals and premieres are getting rescheduled and canceled right and left, and between quarantined shooting locations, contaminated cast and crew members, and concerns about crowds attending new movies, a lot of projects have ground to a screeching halt in the face of COVID-19. Here's every movie and TV show currently delayed due to the coronavirus. We'll keep this list updated as any and all news breaks.

As COVID-19 spreads, the atmosphere surrounding this pandemic is becoming more tense and frightening, and as such, a stark dystopian tale about an alien apocalypse might not be a huge theatrical success right at this exact moment. That might be just one reason as to why A Quiet Place Part II, the sequel to John Krasinski's directorial horror debut which premiered to rave reviews in 2018, has been officially placed on the backburner for the spring release season.

In a statement, Paramount announced that though they were placing A Quiet Place Part 2 on a temporary hold, they don't yet have a new release date for the film, which finds Emily Blunt's character trying to protect her family in a world where monsters can track your every sound.

According to Variety, producers said in a statement, "after much consideration, and in light of the ongoing and developing situation concerning coronavirus and restrictions on global travel and public gatherings, Paramount Pictures will be moving the worldwide release of A Quiet Place Part II. We believe in and support the theatrical experience, and we look forward to bringing this film to audiences this year once we have a better understanding of the impact of this pandemic on the global theatrical marketplace."

If fans were hoping that the next Fast & Furious film would arrive on... well, a fast and furious schedule, it looks like they'll be disappointed. In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Fast & Furious 9 is facing a serious delay, moving its release date by a full year to accommodate audiences trying to avoid this virus.

Universal Studios (as confirmed by Variety) announced that the film would be delayed nearly a full year, jumping from May 22, 2020 to April 2, 2021. As the team said on Twitter, "We feel all the love and the anticipation you have for the next chapter in our saga. That's why it's especially tough to let you know that we have to move the release date of the film. It's become clear that it won't be possible for all of our fans around the world to see the film this May."

Though the Fast & Furious crew knows their fans are bummed, they reassured their loyal followers that the decision was made with safety in mind: "While we know there is disappointment in having to wait a little while longer, this move is made with the safety of everyone as our foremost consideration. Moving will allow our global family to experience our new chapter together. We'll see you next next spring."

With COVID-19 appearing on every single continent (except for Antarctica), it stands to reason that canceling productions in far-flung locales so as not to spread infection further is a pretty good idea, and this consideration has hit reality television hard.

Survivor, CBS' stalwart series which places average citizens in the wilderness to survive on their own merit, recently announced that it would take a break in advance of its astounding 41st season to contend with coronavirus. As the West Coast editor for Vulture, Josef Adalian, reported on Twitter, "CBS and the producers of "Survivor" have taken the precautionary measure to delay production on the 41st season, which was set to begin filming later this month in Fiji. Pending worldwide events, the plan is to return to production on May 19th." Surviving Survivor is hard enough, and adding a global pandemic into the mix is certainly a bad idea for the show's cast and crew, who often suffer injuries and illnesses in the show's remote locations, so this seems like a good call all around.

European filming locations are obviously a no-go during the height of coronavirus' spread, especially within Italy. As a result, one of Hollywood's favorite franchises has been forced to delay filming.

The seventh film in the Mission: Impossible series — which, of course, stars Tom Cruise — has placed a hold on filming after Italy's serious outbreak, as the production had been set to film in Venice. The historic floating city, which receives millions of tourists every year, is under complete lockdown as of this writing, and shortly before Mission: Impossible halted filming, Venice went so far as to cancel their annual carnival celebrations.

A Paramount representative told The Hollywood Reporter that "out of an abundance of caution for the safety and well-being of our cast and crew, and efforts of the local Venetian government to halt public gatherings in response to the threat of coronavirus, we are altering the production plan for our three-week shoot in Venice, the scheduled first leg of an extensive production for Mission: Impossible 7." No return date is set just yet, and it remains to be seen if this will delay the film's anticipated release date of July 23, 2021.

In the midst of a frightening pandemic, audiences are looking for escapist fare more than ever, but unfortunately, some upcoming romantic comedies are getting shelved until further notice due to the virus. One such casualty is The Lovebirds, Paramount's upcoming rom-com starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, which has been pulled from the studio's lineup.

Ahead of its planned April 3, 2020 release, the Michael Showalter film has been placed on an indefinite hold, with no new release date announced just yet. Unfortunately, this is the second bout of bad news for the film; it was supposed to premiere at the South by Southwest film festival, originally planned for March 13 through 22 in Austin, Texas, but the entire festival itself was canceled due to coronavirus concerns. Indie films are likely to take an even bigger hit than studio productions during this outbreak, so here's hoping that The Lovebirds, along with Paramount's limited-release crime drama Blue Story, will make their way into theaters before too long.

Sometimes, when a film faces delay after delay after delay, it seems like it might never see the light of day; unfortunately, that seems to be the case for the X-Men spin-off The New Mutants.

After facing multiple delays due to a number of factors, including Fox's acquisition by Disney, and rumors of reshoots that apparently didn't even end up happening, The New Mutants has been delayed yet again thanks to the ongoing threat of coronavirus. This news comes after questions over whether or not Disney would even release the film, which was one of the holdovers from Fox's theatrical schedule, but it ended up with a planned April 3 release date... only to be pulled yet again.

In an even more frustrating twist, fans excited for The New Mutants — who have been waiting about three years for the film to hit theaters — will remain in the dark, as no new date has been set for the film just yet.

Even the fictional medical community isn't safe from coronavirus. ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy, the Shonda Rhimes-led tentpole series that recently passed a record-breaking 350 episodes in November of 2019, has placed its production on hold due to concerns over the effects of COVID-19.

According to a report by TVLine, the primetime staple — which is now led by showrunner and executive producer Krista Vernoff, executive producer and actor Debbie Allen, and line producer James Williams — released a letter to their cast and crew on March 12 announcing a production pause for everyone's safety. With 21 episodes completed (out of 25) for the show's 16th season, the Grey's powers that be have made the decision to pause production, at least for a little while. In the letter, the trio explained, "Out of an abundance of caution, production is postponed on Grey's Anatomy effective immediately. We are going home now for at least two weeks and waiting to see how the coronavirus situation evolves. This decision was made to ensure the health and safety of the whole cast and crew and the safety of our loved ones outside of work." The trio also urged their co-workers to "stay safe, stay healthy, stay hydrated, stay home as much as possible, and wash your hands frequently" until they can all get back to work.

Hawkins, Indiana has faced demogorgons, the Upside-Down, and evil Russians. Now, it's facing its worst nemesis ever: coronavirus.

The fourth season of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things, along with several other Netflix-produced shows that film in the United States and Canada, has ground to a halt thanks to restrictions in place concerning COVID-19. According to Deadline, after a national state of emergency was declared in early March, Netflix made the choice to pause production on its original shows until the pandemic hopefully lessens.

The cast of Stranger Things posted a video of a table read shortly before Netflix made the decision to press pause, giving fans a tiny glimpse of what's still to come in the show's highly anticipated fourth season, which will be all fans have to go on until the show can get started once again. All in all, here's hoping the residents of Hawkins can get back to Indiana to fight supernatural threats as soon as possible.

There are some things even the Flash can't outrun.

One of Arrowverse's signature CW series, The Flash, has become yet another casualty of the COVID-19 crisis, shutting down production on its latest season thanks to concerns about the spread of this disease. According to Deadline, production shut down on March 13, with unit manager Brent Crowell announcing to the cast and crew that the shutdown would be in effect "until further notice" and urging them not to come to work.

The Flash joins Riverdale as one of the WBTV & Berlanti Productions projects to face shutdowns over COVID-19, both shows having Vancouver-based production. Whether or not anyone on set has tested positive for the virus, large gatherings are discouraged across the world right now. As people self-isolate and countries like France, Italy, and Spain go into complete lockdown, film and television productions will have to wait the situation out; unfortunately for Flash fans, temporarily pausing production until further notice is the right call.

The world of Supernatural is filled with spooky scaries like ghosts, ghouls, vampires, werewolves, and worse, but it looks like coronavirus might be its scariest challenge yet.

Production has officially shut down on Supernatural's 15th and final season, meaning that fans will have to wait a little longer to see how Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) Winchester's epic journey fighting demons, angels, and everything in between will end. Director and producer Jim Michaels took to Twitter to reassure fans that they would still get to see the show's long-awaited ending, saying the production would resume eventually: "When it is safe to return to work, we will finish what we have started." According to the original report by Deadline, this is causing problems for more shows than just Supernatural, as Padalecki was set to begin work on a Texas, Walker Ranger reboot once he finished filming. Unsurprisingly, that is also now delayed.

In the meantime, you can catch up the first 14 seasons of Supernatural — which is certainly a long enough run to keep you occupied during a lot of potential self-isolation time. Clearly, this thrilling show is quite a sensation; Canadian fans even went so far as to buy billboards to thank its cast and crew for years of entertainment.

It looks like Neo (Keanu Reeves) will have to pause his fight against the machines — the fourth Matrix film is yet another production halted by the coronavirus crisis.

By the time Matrix 4 announced its pause, it seemed like an inevitability that the long-awaited sequel would have to wait a bit longer. In advance of the production's move to shoot in Berlin, Europe became the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, and several European countries made moves to close their borders to attempt to stem the spread of the dangerous virus. Germany, along with several other EU nations, sealed its borders against any non-EU citizens, but in any case, it wouldn't be a safe or smart move for Reeves and the rest of the cast and crew of Matrix 4 to travel abroad right now.

That being said, the film isn't slated for release until May 21, 2021, and most principal photography has already been completed in the States; Berlin's shoot would have been the final push for filming. Whether director Lana Wachowski can make do with the footage she has or the production can figure something else out, it seems like Neo may still be able to save the world by the spring of 2021 after all.

One of the founding members of the Avengers will have to wait a while longer for her first solo film.

Black Widow, the first solo outing for Scarlett Johannson's Marvel Cinematic Universe hero Natasha Romanoff, has been shelved until further notice; though the film originally had a release date of May 1, 2020, there's now no indication as to when the film might finally get to open. Alongside Johannson, the film stars Academy Award nominee Florence Pugh (Little Women, Midsommar), David Harbour (Stranger Things), and Rachel Weisz (The Favourite).

The news about Black Widow's theatrical delay follows the trend of major tentpole films like No Time to Die and the ninth Fast & Furious film delaying their debuts, despite being finished and ready to release. However, with movie theaters shutting down en masse and large group outings strongly discouraged to help "flatten the curve" of coronavirus, it makes sense that Marvel would want to give Black Widow a real chance to shine. Natasha will still have her moment in the sun, but at this point, it will just take a while longer.