Natalie Portman's new series was cut short after threats

Production on

, an Apple TV+ series starring Natalie Portman, had to be halted in Baltimore after an attempted armed robbery on August 26.

Two men described by the police as "drug dealers" attacked a driver of the team early in the morning, before the start of filming, and demanded 50,000 dollars from him by pointing him with a weapon.

Having obtained nothing from him, they finally fled, threatening to return the same evening to “shoot someone”.

“We are working with the Baltimore police as the investigation is ongoing.

The safety and security of our crew, cast and everyone who works on our productions is our top priority, and we are pleased that no one was injured,” Endeavor Content representatives said in a statement. published by The

.

However, the production now prefers to "err on the side of caution" and move the filming to another city.

Goodbye Baltimore

“Filming will resume with reinforced security measures.

It was a privilege to film

in Baltimore and to work with its vibrant community in many areas,” the statement concluded.

In this series, Natalie Portman plays a housewife who becomes an investigative journalist after an unsolved murder.

It remains to be seen when his investigation will be able to resume!

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