Netflix is trying to send two messages at once: Los Angeles is still home, and the company is not waiting around for California to solve its production problem. The streamer says L.A. remains its production home, though its growing footprint in New Jersey and New Mexico underscores the increasingly competitive economics reshaping where Hollywood gets […]
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For decades, the St. Louis metro area has played supporting roles in Hollywood productions, doubling for other cities or hosting select location shoots. But developer Chris Breakwell is betting the region is ready for something more permanent. Breakwell’s planned Hollywood River Studios in Wood River, Illinois, aims to turn the area into a year-round production […]
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Hollywood has reinvented nearly every part of filmmaking over the past four decades. And now Shamel Studio is taking on Hollywood’s most entrenched production software, betting that the industry’s least-changed workflow is finally ready to move. Film gave way to digital cinematography. Flatbeds became Avid. LED volumes are reshaping production design. Artificial intelligence is beginning […]
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For years, the television industry chased prestige streaming dramas, eight-episode limited series, and cinematic single-camera comedies—a shift that fundamentally altered production economics and quietly sidelined Hollywood’s most reliable employment engine: the multi-camera sitcom. Built around standing sets, live studio audiences, and hyper-collaborative writers’ rooms rooted in Los Angeles, traditional sitcoms were once the ultimate production […]
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Shadowbox Studios has been tapped to operate and manage Kaufman Astoria Studios, the storied New York production facility whose credits span from Goodfellas, The Wiz and Sesame Street to Succession, And Just Like That and The Devil Wears Prada 2. The transition takes effect immediately, with Shadowbox working alongside the existing on-site team at the Astoria, Queens campus. The facility, originally built in 1920 […]
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A major new film and television studio development in northeast England has moved a step closer to reality, as developers submitted final planning documents for the first phase of Crown Works Studios, a production hub designed to bring high-end film and television projects to the city of Sunderland. Located about 275 miles north of London […]
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A century-old Los Angeles studio lot is getting a fresh pitch to buyers after a major price reduction. Occidental Studios, a legacy production facility near downtown Los Angeles, is now being marketed at $25 million, down from its previous $45 million asking price. The revised listing focuses on the studio’s main 2.75-acre lot, which includes […]
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New York and New Jersey are gaining ground in the increasingly competitive race for film and television production dollars, while California’s expanded tax incentive program appears to be slowing the industry’s flight to rival states. According to ProdPro’s Q2 2026 production snapshot, California remained the top market overall, with $1.33 billion in production spend, up […]
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Nancy Meyers’ latest romantic comedy is giving Santa Monica a major Hollywood moment. Paris Paramount, the filmmaker’s upcoming feature, is shooting in the coastal city this month in what officials are calling the largest film production in Santa Monica history. The production is centered around the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, with activity also affecting […]
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Tyler Perry Studios is moving further into next-generation production. The Atlanta-based studio has entered into a multi-year partnership with Synapse Virtual Production to develop and operate a new virtual production-enabled soundstage on Perry’s 365-acre campus. The facility, converted from one of the studio’s existing stages, is expected to be operational by the end of 2026. […]
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