STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Much like everything else, the world of filming came to a halt during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

With New York City now in Phase 4, Broadway Stages is looking to slowly get back to work.

The film studios borough location at the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility in Charleston closed its doors at the beginning of the pandemic and the parking lot is still roped off to the public. When asked when it would reopen, Broadway Stages personnel said that staff will likely resume work around September.

Despite the approximate timeline, representatives said it is still finalizing details with film studios and production companies to bring future projects to Staten Island.

In addition to Staten Island, Broadway Stages has locations in Brooklyn and Queens. According to the Hollywood Reporter, productions that film at Brooklyn Broadway Stages -- namely CBSs Blue Bloods -- will incorporate germ-zapping disinfecting robots to ensure safety on set. Broadway Stages representatives say the Staten Island location will not receive the same treatment.

Broadway Stages is continuing to follow protocol and recommendations of the CDC in ensuring the health and safety of the crew at each stage and we will continue to do so going forward, a representative wrote to the Advance/SILive.com. However, these robots are the decisions of each production, not Broadway Stages.

Broadway States' borough location at the former Arthur Kill Correctional Facility in Charleston closed its doors at the beginning of the pandemic. (Staten Island Advance/ Victoria Priola)

COMING SOON: ANOTHER STAGE?

Broadway Stages said it is on track to build several more stages and studio facilities on the Charleston property. The pandemic has reportedly slowed construction work on the site, but plans to continue soundstage production are moving ahead in the coming weeks.

Broadway Stages Charleston location will reportedly open at the same time as its Brooklyn and Queens facilities. CDC guidelines will be followed once it does, such as limiting the personnel on set, proper distancing and operation sanitizing.

We will have whatever sanitizing and protection are needed, even more than required, and we will be following the best practices guidelines for all work being conducted in order to keep our staff, film crews, actors and our facilities safe, a representative wrote. We want people safe and for work to begin and continue, so we will be ready to make sure they are and it does.

THE BACKSTORY OF S.I.s BROADWAY STAGES

Staten Islands Broadway Stages location is an offshoot of the thriving production studios based in Brooklyn, where they film everything from Veep and Broad City to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Marvels The Defenders.

It took years to get cameras rolling at Broadway Stages on Staten Island.

When the state selected Broadway Stages to develop the land in 2014, company founder Tony Argento predicted that Broadway Stages could build the five sound stages and open the studio in just a few months.

The state finally sold the former prison site to Broadway Stages in August 2017.

Broadway Stages had invested at least $2 million in the property even before the deal went through. The money has been spent on security, utility service and general maintenance. The company planned on revamping parts of the prison for the additional sound stages, while keeping other areas intact to give films and TV shows that authentic prison backdrop.

Broadway Stages is located at 2911 Arthur Kill Road. In 2018, it welcomed Netflix titles The Good Cop, a dramedy crime series starring Josh Groban and Tony Danza; Marvels Daredevil, and Orange Is The New Black.

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