EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s first ever pilot, comedy Little Sky, has change into the most recent TV manufacturing impacted by the writers strike. The one-camera pilot, starring and government produced by Samara Weaving, has been filming in New Mexico.

Manufacturing was halted on Tuesday (6/13) and Thursday (6/15) this week on account of picketing affiliated with the WGA, sources inform Deadline. The pilot had been slated for location shoots each days, I hear.

Based on sources, manufacturing proceed with no name sheets for crew, using very early name instances to keep away from picketers and areas given to Division Heads earlier than midnight through WhatsApp. No actors, the director or producers are believed to have crossed the picket line.

Little Sky had been scheduled to movie till Tuesday 6/20. I hear Netflix at the moment knowledgeable the forged and crew that they had been proud of the fabric and that there was no want to complete the pilot. A rep for the streamer declined remark.

From creator Rightor Doyle who is also directing the pilot, Little Sky facilities on Penelope Paul Porter (Weaving) who is decided to appreciate her lifelong dream of being a revered on-air information reporter (regardless of the actual fact she could be the worst reporter of all time). When she receives an nameless tip that the Mayor of Little Sky is lacking, she is aware of it’s her likelihood to lastly show herself. Arriving within the spooky, distant city of Little Sky, she senses she’s on to an enormous story – however little does she know she’s stumbled upon one thing a lot darker than she might have ever imagined.

Doyle government produces Little Sky for King Lulu. His supervisor Dara Gordon is an government producer for Nameless Content material. Weaving can be an government producer.