North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced today that five new productions have been approved for North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants and will start production in the state by the end of October. Combined, these productions are projected to generate a direct in-state spend of more than $107 million while creating 8,671 job opportunities including 650 well-paying crew positions for the state’s highly skilled film professionals. With the help of public health officials, industry trade associations and alliances have developed protocols to aid in preventing the spread of COVID-19 at…
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First Look Trailer for ‘Good Behavior’ Season 2 Revealed
Currently filming in Wilmington, North Carolina, our first look at the upcoming Season 2 of TNT’s drama series Good Behavior has arrived online, teasing more of the “tainted love” story to come. Good Behavior stars Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), based on the Letty Dobesh books by North Carolina author Blake Crouch and Chad Hodge (Wayward Pines), telling the story of Letty Raines (Dockery), a thief and a con artist whose life is always one wrong turn, one bad decision from implosion — which is exactly how she likes it. Season 1 found Letty fresh…
Read MoreNC Budget Includes Recurring Film Incentive Grant
North Carolina’s newly adopted budget that went into effect on July 1 includes $33.6 million in funding available to television and film productions through the state’s Film Incentive Grant. The best part is that starting on July 1, 2018, the grant will have $31 million in yearly recurring funding, a big step toward rebuilding North Carolina’s film industry. EUE/Screen Gems Studios Executive Vice President Bill Vassar, has commented, “This is really hopeful. As this has been developing with the legislators and word has gotten out that something was going to change,…
Read MorePreview ‘Shots Fired’ Season Finale Episode 10: “Last Dance”
Filmed in Gastonia, North Carolina and the Charlotte region, Fox’s new hot button drama Shots Fired wraps up this week with its final hour, Episode 10, entitled “Last Dance”, and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. In this episode, “The world will find out if evidence will bring justice to another innocent soul.” The 10-hour event series takes an explosive look at the criminal justice system, following the murder of a young man in a fictional North Carolina town. Examining the dangerous aftermath of racially charged…
Read MorePreview ‘Shots Fired’ Episode 9: “Come To Jesus”
Filmed in Gastonia, North Carolina and the Charlotte region, Fox’s new hot button drama Shots Fired continues with Episode 9, entitled “Come To Jesus”, and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. In this episode, “A shocking discovery is made about the Auxiliary Deputy program.” The 10-hour event series takes an explosive look at the criminal justice system, following the murder of a young man in a fictional North Carolina town. Examining the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small southern town, Shots Fired is…
Read MorePreview ‘Shots Fired’ Episode 8: “Rock Bottom”
Filmed in Gastonia, North Carolina and the Charlotte region, Fox’s new hot button drama Shots Fired continues with Episode 8, entitled “Rock Bottom”, and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. In this episode, “Tensions continue to escalate between the investigators and the Sheriff’s department, leading to a potentially game-changing altercation.” The 10-hour event series takes an explosive look at the criminal justice system, following the murder of a young man in a fictional North Carolina town. Examining the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a…
Read MorePreview ‘Shots Fired’ Episode 6: “The Fire This Time”
Filmed in Gastonia, North Carolina and the Charlotte region, Fox’s new hot button drama Shots Fired continues with Episode 6, entitled “The Fire This Time”, and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. This episode is directed by Academy Awarding winner Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia). The 10-hour event series takes an explosive look at the criminal justice system, following the murder of a young man in a fictional North Carolina town. Examining the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small southern…
Read More‘Dirty Dancing’ Remake Promo Teaser is Here
Filmed the Asheville area of North Carolina, ABC’s upcoming TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing will premiere this May, and and the first official promo has arrived online today, featuring Abigail Breslin and Colt Prattes in the roles made famous by Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in the original, which was filmed in Lake Lure, North Carolina and released in 1987. In the new film, Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens, The Final Girl) takes over Grey’s role, with Colt Prattes dancing into the part of Swayze’s Johnny Castle. The all star cast also…
Read MorePreview ‘Shots Fired’ Episode 5: “Before the Storm”
Filmed in Gastonia, North Carolina and the Charlotte region, Fox’s new hot button drama Shots Fired continues with Episode 5, entitled “Before the Storm”, and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. In the episode, “Cory reveals some key details about the night Joey Campbell was murdered.” The 10-hour event series takes an explosive look at the criminal justice system, following the murder of a young man in a fictional North Carolina town. Examining the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small southern town, Shots…
Read MorePreview ‘Shots Fired’ Episode 4: “Truth”
Filmed in Gastonia, North Carolina and the Charlotte region, Fox’s new hot button drama Shots Fired continues with Episode 4, entitled “Somebody’s Son”, and we have a new preview to get you ready for the action. In the episode, “Ashe and Preston must decide if Cory’s word will be enough to go up against the entire sheriff’s department.” The 10-hour event series takes an explosive look at the criminal justice system, following the murder of a young man in a fictional North Carolina town. Examining the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings…
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