Overview

• Diego Borella collapsed on Aug. 21 while crew prepared a scene at Venice’s Hotel Danieli during filming for Season 5.
• The Venice health service reported an ambulance arrived at 18:42 and that Borella was declared deceased around 19:30 after resuscitation attempts.
• Paramount Television Studios confirmed the death and issued condolences to Borella’s family and colleagues.
• Filming was briefly paused and, according to multiple reports, restarted on Saturday as the production approached its planned Aug. 25 wrap.
• Italian outlets cited a likely sudden heart attack as the cause, and Netflix’s Dec. 18 premiere date for Season 5 remains in place.