Netflix To Come Up With Comedy Series Based On COVID-19, To Be Created By Orange Is The New Black’s Jenji Kohan

Streaming giant Netflix is working on an anthology series “Social Distance“, which is being created by Jenji Kohan, popular for “Weeds” and “Orange Is the New Black”.

The show will be produced remotely, reports variety.com.

It will focus on the “new, bizarre, bewildering reality we are all experiencing” in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, said the producers of the Netflix show in a joint statement.

“We feel passionate about finding connection as we all remain at a distance. We’ve been inspired to create an anthology series that tells stories about the current moment we are living through — the unique, personal, deeply human stories that illustrate how we are living apart, together. We are challenging ourselves to do something new: To create and produce virtually so that our cast and crew can stay healthy and safe,” they added.

Director Diego Velasco will helm remotely. Showrunner Hilary Weisman Graham will run production from her living room; and the cast will film themselves at home.