How the Pandemic Is Fueling a Boom in Animated TV Series and Movies

Earlier this month, Pin Young stood inside a closet in her home in Pasadena, California, and recorded lines for an upcoming animated YouTube series. As she gave voice to the characters in the script, Young draped a blanket over her head to keep her words from echoing off the walls of her makeshift studio.

Before the pandemic, the 38-year-old actress had never done voice-over work for an animated show. But with much of Hollywood shut down, it was one of the only jobs she could find. Considering the current direction of entertainment business, it could become her new career path. “We don’t know how long this will last,” Young said. “If I don’t get to be in front of a camera on set for another year, I should probably find an alternative.”