The Australian version of the 'Got Talent' show which features Neil Patrick Harris as one of the judges has been canned due to the new wave of Covid-19 cases.
- Jun 30, 2021
AceShowbiz - "Australia's Got Talent" judge Neil Patrick Harris will return to the U.S. without filming the show after it was cancelled amid rising Covid-19 cases in Sydney.
The programme had been due to start filming in the Australian city last week (end27Jun21), with new judges Neil Patrick Harris and Alesha Dixon both completing a 14-day quarantine in hotels ahead of the shoot.
But now, following concern about the amount of coronavirus cases in Sydney, bosses at TV network Channel Seven have decided to pull the series - at least for the time being.
"Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney, we have decided to postpone production of the new season of AGT to a date to be determined," a Channel Seven spokesperson said. "A studio audience is a vitally important part of this much-loved show, so we have made the responsible but tough call to not go ahead for now."
Neither Harris nor Dixon have commented as yet on the cancellation, but the latter has already returned to the U.K. following the news. Harris is expected to be returning to America in the coming days.
The judges, including radio host Kate Ritchie and actor Shane Jacobson, are "expected to be paid in full" for their time, according to the Daily Mail Online.
Neil Patrick Harris will next be seen in new movie "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent". He also joins the cast of the upcoming fourth installment of "The Matrix" and new comedy "8-Bit Christmas".
