The ballet performance has been interrupted. According to Deadline, the Prime Video ballet drama Étoile had to pause production due to the writer’s strike that has been disrupting Hollywood. The ballet series was set to start production in Paris later this month but, according to Deadline, the production has been pushed back. The crew from the show was told that production wouldn’t resume until the writer’s strike ended.
According to Deadline, Étoile joins the long list of TV shows that have been affected by the WGA strike. Earlier it was announced via Deadline that Zero Day from Netflix has also similarly paused production until the strike is over.
With the end of their hit series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls, The Return of Jezebel James) and Daniel Palladino (Roseanne, Bunheads) are working on their new series Étoile under their overall deal with Prime Video. The new show has scored a two-season, straight-to-series order.
Some actors have already joined the series’ cast including Luke Kirby (Gossip Girl, Panhandle), Gideon Glick (American Horror Story, The Pale Blue Eye), Camille Cottin (Killing Eve, House of Gucci), Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Phantom of the Opera), Lou de Laâge (Where Life begins, Black Box), and David Alvarez (West Side Story, American Rust). No character names or details have been released at the moment.
The show will be set in both New York City and Paris. It will follow the dancers and artistic staff of two world-renowned ballet companies as they make an ambitious gambit to save their institutions by interchanging their most talented dancers.
Étoile, the new show’s name, translates in English to Star. The Palladinos will write, direct and executive produce together. The couple’s overall deal with Prime Video started in 2017 before their series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel became an Emmy winner and one of the first renowned Prime Video original series. Maisel alum Dhana Rivera Gilbert (Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits, Vinyl) will executive produce alongside the Palladinos. Scott Ellis (Weeds, Undateable) will also serve alongside them as co-executive producer.
The Palladinos said in a statement that they had planned to retire after wrapping the fifth and final season of Maisel but after some consideration, they decided “to embark on an international journey with an unbelievable group of players and the most talented ballet dancers in the world.”
Étoile’s production has been paused due to the writer’s strike and no premiere date has been announced. Seasons one through five of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel are available to stream on Prime Video.