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Crime drama NCIS starts filming spinoff show on location in New Orleans
The long-running US crime drama NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) starts filming its spinoff series NCIS: New Orleans on location in Louisiana this week. Special episodes were shot in New Orleans earlier this year as a pilot of sorts, but…
Movie about Olympic legend Jesse Owens to film on location in Montreal and Berlin
A movie entitled Race, based on the story of black Olympic legend Jesse Owens, will film on location in Montreal and Berlin. Owens famously won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics in 1936, challenging Hitler’s notion of Aryan supremacy…
Crime miniseries The Killing Pool to film on location in Liverpool
Crime miniseries The Killing Pool is set to film on location in Liverpool in north-west England. The drama was announced at the Dream Factory event as part of the International Festival for Business in Liverpool and adds to a list…
Filming for Rainn Wilson crime drama Backstrom doubles Vancouver for Portland
Upcoming crime drama Backstrom filmed in Vancouver, doubling the city for Portland, Oregon. The show features US comedy star Rainn Wilson in his first dramatic role as a disgruntled detective in the vein of Gregory House. It’s based on a…
Channel 4 comedy series The Mimic films on location in Bristol
A second series of Channel 4’s comedy series The Mimic filmed on location at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol. The show follows the everyday trials and tribulations of a maintenance man who happens to be a gifted mimic. “It…
Detective drama Hinterland praised for bringing EU filming funds to Wales
Detective series Hinterland has been praised by Welsh assembly members for bringing more European Union (EU) funds to Wales. The show is set in Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast and filmed in both English and Welsh, with around 15% of…
Ancient Egypt drama series Tut to film in Morocco and Canada with Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley is set to star in Spike TV’s 'event' series Tut, which will film on location in Morocco and Canada. Kingsley will in fact play the Grand Vizier to King Tutankhamen, among the most famous of the ancient Egyptian…
MJZ marks Chevrolet sponsorship of Manchester United shirt with local filming
Production company MJZ filmed in the suburbs around Old Trafford to mark Chevrolet’s sponsorship of Manchester United’s match-shirt. The new spot charts the history of the shirt design from the club’s early days, as fans march through the streets. “All…
Carnival Films and BBC America to film historical miniseries The Last Kingdom
Carnival Films and BBC America are to co-produce new historical miniseries The Last Kingdom. Based on novels by Bernard Cornwell, the drama is likely to be similar in tone to Game of Thrones and Vikings, and will be set in…
Las Vegas location filming deals made with dedicated hotel movie units
Hotels and casinos in Las Vegas are making Nevada filming more viable for Hollywood productions through the use of dedicated film units. Productions like the comedies Last Vegas and the upcoming Think Like A Man Too have made special deals…