HBO Schedules First Scripted Series Set During Covid-19

Coastal Elites, initially planned as a theater project, will debut Sept. 12

While a handful of scripted shows have remotely filmed single episodes set during Covid-19, HBO is upping the ante, scheduling the first scripted series shot and set entirely during the pandemic.

Coastal Elites—a comedy about five characters coping with the pandemic, politics and culture—will debut Saturday, Sept. 12, the network said today at the CTAM virtual press tour, which is partially replacing the annual Television Critics Association’s summer press tour, canceled this year due to the pandemic.

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