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The California Film Commission awarded $58 million in tax credits to five television shows filmed and produced in California.
This is part of the California Jobs First initiative, which through its Film and Television Tax Credit program will provide tax credits to one regular television series, one limited series, and three new television series to encourage television production to stay local and contribute to the state’s economy.
These projects are expected to spend an estimated $386 million in California during the upcoming season, directly supporting local businesses across the state, and employing 1,196 crew members, 685 cast members, and 15,869 background cast members (measured by days worked), resulting in approximately 438 filming days across California.
“We are pleased that these new projects are tapping into California’s unmatched resources and talent pool,” California Film Commission Director Colleen Bell said in a statement. “In the first half of 2024 alone, the Film and TV Tax Credit program has attracted 12 new and one relocating television series to California, creating vital industry jobs and sustaining the livelihoods of thousands of cast and crew members. This is a testament to our resilience and the vital role that film and television play in our state’s economy.”
20th Television’s “All’s Fair,” a new series focusing on a women’s law firm in Los Angeles starring Halle Berry, Glenn Close and Kim Kardashian and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, is just one of the projects set to leverage the initiative.
The project anticipates shooting 97 days in California, including 10 days outside the Los Angeles area, employing more than 400 cast and crew members, and having approximately $70 million in eligible expenditures.
“Ryan Murphy and I are thrilled to be able to shoot our upcoming legal drama ‘All’s Fair’ in Los Angeles, with incredibly experienced local crews, access to authentic, quintessential Los Angeles locations and the finest production facilities, thanks to the California Film Commission’s Film and Television Tax Credit program,” showrunner and executive producer Jon Robin Baitz said in a statement.
He added: “When you step onto a soundstage, it’s easy to see that the productions being made here create and foster hundreds of jobs, enriching so many families and lives in turn. This achievement is core to our industry and to California’s status as one of the world’s greatest economies. And now, as the production landscape changes, the importance of this program couldn’t be emphasized more.”
His credits this year also include the HBO drama series “Latitude” and Faith Media Distribution’s “Lot Patrol.” Past projects include the second season of “Fallout,” “The Mandalorian and Grogu” and “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.”
The current $1.55 billion program ends on June 30, 2025; however, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed a bill extending the program for another five years. The film program’s next application period is scheduled for July 29-31, 2024, and will provide approximately $80 million to independent and non-independent projects. Television applications will be accepted in August and October.
A complete list of productions eligible for the Film and Television Tax Credit program can be found here. Application dates and deadlines can be found on the Film Commission’s website.
