Why ‘Dukes of Hazzard,’ ‘X-Files’ & More Were Considered Deadliest Sets in History

The accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in 2021 exposed the dangers of film production, and the television business isn’t immune to on-set accidents.

A 2016 Associated Press analysis logged at least 194 serious accidents on film and television sets in the United States between 1990 and 2014, with at least 43 fatalities.