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The upcomingGame of Thronesprequel series,House of the Dragon, has temporarily stopped filming amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
HBO announced Monday that production on the series has been paused due to a crew member testing positive for the deadly virus. The network said that production onHouse of the Dragon"will resume on Wednesday after a two-day pause."
“As part of the rigorous testing implemented for all production employees, a Zone A production member onHouse of the Dragontested positive for COVID-19,” HBO said in a statement issued to PEOPLE. “In compliance with industry guidelines, the production member is in isolation, and close contacts will be required to quarantine.”
Deadlinewas the first to report the news.
House of the Dragonis slated to premiere next year.
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The cast includesMatt Smith(Prince Daemon Targaryen),Olivia Cooke(Alicent Hightower), Emma D’Arcy (Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen), Rhys Ifans (Otto Hightower), Steve Toussaint (Lord Corlys Velaryon), Eve Best (Rhaenys Velaryon),Paddy Considine(Viserys Targaryen), Fabien Frankel (Criston Cole) and Sonoya Mizuno (Mysaria).
The positive COVID test on theHouse of the Dragon’s U.K. production comes amida surge in casesacross the region.
Filming onBridgerton’s second seasonshut down for a second timefollowing a 24-hour pause Thursday after an unidentified person tested positive for the virus.
According toDeadline,Bridgerton’s set will remain paused “for an indefinite period of time” until Netflix and the show’s producers can “establish a timetable for a safe return amid the Delta variant of coronavirus surging across the U.K.”
Netflix thenpaused productionon its film adaptation ofMatildaSunday.
Last month,Tom Cruise’s seventhMission: Impossibleinstallment alsohalted filming in the U.K.after a positive COVID-19 test.
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