Apple TV+ show 'Foundation' suspends its Irish filming over coronavirus

By Oliver Haslam
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Lee Pace and Jared Harris
Lee Pace and Jared Harris (Image credit: REX/SHUTTERSTOCK)

What you need to know

  • Another Apple TV+ show has halted filming.
  • "Foundation" is the second show to be impacted.
  • "The Morning Show" has already paused its second season.

Apple TV+ show "Foundation" is the latest to see its filming halted over coronavirus concerns, according to Deadline.

The show was filming in Ireland, but it was decided that it should be paused after the Irish Prime Minister put measures in place that includes the prevention of gatherings of more than 100 people in an indoor setting. Outdoors, more than 500 people aren't allowed in any one place at the same time.

Skydance, the studio working on the show, says that Apple was informed in the decision-making process.

"Skydance, along with Apple, have made the decision to temporarily suspend filming on Foundation, the studio said in a statement to Deadline Thursday night. "The health and safety of our cast and crew is our top priority and we are closely monitoring the situation."

"Foundation" will star Lee Pace and Jared Harris and is based on the Isaac Asimov novel series by the same name.

"Foundation" is the second Apple TV+ show to see its filming interrupted after "The Morning Show" went the same way. It's entirely possible more shows will have similar hurdles to overcome as we all come to terms with dealing with coronavirus.

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Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
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Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.