While the COVID-19 pandemic — and the physical and mental toll it’s taken on people — has been an ongoing storyline in the current season of This Is Us, it’s also been a continuing storyline behind the scenes. To film the new season, the entire production has been on very strict protocols. Milo Ventimiglia says it’s a testament to everybody involved, from the cast to the crew to the studio, that the show has been able to successfully navigate filming during the pandemic.