During L.A. Wildfires, Hollywood Studio Lots Pause As Workers Scramble


During L.A. Wildfires, Hollywood Studio Lots Pause As Workers Scramble

January 9, 2025 3:49pm Despite the widespread devastation to homes and businesses across the Southland, central production hubs in Los Angeles appear to remain unscathed from the historic destruction caused by wildfires in the region. Not included in the 5,000-plus structures that have been ravaged by the blazes are major soundstages that host the majority of TV and movie shoots in Los Angeles. Most production in the area has been suspended but is expected to return. While some of those soundstages were threatened by the Sunset Fire, which triggered mandatory evacuation orders in Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, that blaze is subsiding as firefighters made big gains overnight pushing it back. If the fire continued unabated, it could’ve approached critical production facilities, including Radford Studio Center and Sunset Gower Studios, as well as iconic Hollywood locations such as TCL Chinese Theatre, the Dolby Theatre and the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.