ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Team Is Developing a Social Distancing Series for Netflix

We all knew that there were going to be a bunch of shows and films inspired by the social distancing lives that we’re currently living in, and I’m already over it. The creators of The Office are developing a social distancing workplace comedy, and now the team behind Orange is the New Black is developing a series titled Social Distance.

Social Distance is an analogy series set up at Netflix, and it will focus on the “new, bizarre, bewildering reality we are all experiencing in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.” Not sure why we would want to relive this experience all over again in a TV series, but this is what the team had to say in a 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.

“The experience of social distancing is currently universal, but no individual story is the same. Through a broad spectrum of tales and moments, some seismic and some mundane, we hope to capture a moment in time. And we hope that Social Distance will help people feel closer to one another.”

The series will be directed remotely by Diego Velasco, and showrunner Hilary Weisman Graham will run the production from her living room, and the cast will film from their homes.

I appreciate the fact that this is a way to keep people working in these crazy times. I just don’t really have any interest in any stories involving social distancing in these times because I’m currently living in the middle of it. I don’t want to be social distancing while watching a show about social distancing.

What do you all think of the concept?

Source: Variety