COVID-19 continues to disrupt television schedules due to unexpected production shutdowns, and Showtime has announced plans to split up the seasons of its dramas “Black Monday” and “Billions”.
The second season of “Black Monday” (which premiered a few weeks back) and the fifth season of “Billions” (set to premiere May 3) will both be interrupted mid-way through their seasons, which will resume once the worldwide pandemic is over and its deemed safe for film and TV productions to restart.
According to Deadline, “Black Monday” will continue to air through to its sixth episode on April 12, and will then go on indefinite hiatus. “Billions” will air seven episodes before doing the same thing.
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Filming on “Black Monday” had wrapped, but was still in post-production when the shutdown became effective. “Billions”, on the other had, had not yet completed filiming. completed shooting, but was still in post-production when the shutdown took affect, according to sources. “Billions” was still in the process of shooting.
To fill the gap, the third season of “The Chi” has bee shifted from its planned premiere date, and will now debut on Sunday, June 21.
