In a major boost for local television production, Prison Break, 20th Television and Hulu’s reboot of the 2000s crime drama, will shoot in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Production is due to begin in June and will partially shoot on stages at Radford Studio Center, the historic facility in LA’s Studio City neighborhood. Filming will start as Netflix nears a deal to buy the production campus, which has been the home for such series as Gilligan’s Island and Seinfeld.
Prison Break shot its pilot in West Virginia last year but thanks to the California tax credit, showrunner Elgin James, who previously co-created Mayans AC, was able to base the production in the state. It’s not outside norms for a pilot to shoot in one location then shift to another for the remainder of a season.
The title will nab $18.9 million to shoot in California. It’s projected to spend $53.2 million across 63 shooting days, employing 175 cast members and 225 crew members.
The project was initially waitlisted for the state’s film and TV tax credit program but was tapped to receive subsidies to shoot seven of its eight episodes in California in December, according to a person familiar with the situation.
