After only airing three episodes, the Nier: Automata anime adaptation has postponed production due to a COVID-19 related issue.
Nier: Automata Ver1.1a only started airing January 7, with the second and third episodes shown the subsequent two Saturdays, but now the official Twitter account for the series has announced that the rest of the season has been postponed. The tweet notes that broadcasts of the upcoming episodes have been paused due to something related to COVID-19, though didn't provide any specific details.
"Thank you for your continued support of the 'Nier: Automata Ver1.1a' TV anime," reads the message. "Due to the impact of COVID-19 on production, we have decided to postpone the broadcast and distribution of episode 4 and all subsequent episodes. Information regarding the broadcast and distribution schedule for episode 4 and beyond will be announced on the official anime website and official Twitter soon."