Noah’s Arc: The Rona Chronicles, Noah (Darryl Stephens) and Wade (Jensen Atwood) share a romantic slow dance…with masks on.Welcome to making TV during a pandemic.
In normal times, show reunions can be tricky. However, a pandemic makes a physical regathering almost impossible without health risks.Patrik-Ian Polk, the creator of the groundbreaking Black LGBTQ+ series, got creative.
He brought his 15th-anniversary reunion into the world of the pandemic, allowing cast members to Zoom into their storylines.
The couple’s scenes were shot by a “scant” crew observing pandemic guidelines.Challenges arose. Stephens expressed anxiety about being maskless around his scene partner.