‘The Studio', Larry David series, Dan Fogelman drama among CA credit recipients

The California Film Commission has approved 22 new television projects for its tax credit programme including season two of Seth Rogen's The Studio for Apple TV+, a new series on HBO from Larry David, and a Hulu drama series from Dan Fogelman for 20th Television.

This marks the first round of tax credits since the expansion of the program in July, which more than doubled the available funding for qualified film and television productions. In addition, new eligibility rules were brought into effect that lowered the minimum episode length from 40 minutes to a half-hour, allow half-hour shows access to funding (excepting shows relocating to California).

Compared to the previous round for television projects, this round saw a nearly 400% increase in applications according to the film commission. 

These 22 television shows are a combination of five renewals, two productions relocating to California and fifteen new series, including one limited series and three pilots. Collectively, the projects are expected to employ 6,500 cast and crew members, along with 46,100 background performers (measured in days worked). While most filming will take place in Los Angeles, four projects will shoot at least partially outside the region.

Together, these shows are projected to generate $1.1 billion in spending across the Golden State, including $714 million in qualified expenditures and $413 million in qualified wages. The productions will account for more than 1,100 filming days statewide.

Further projects approved include Presumed Innocent season two for Warner Bros. Television, a 20th Television pilot for Hulu from Kenya Barrisand, and Tom Segura’s Netflix series Bad Thoughts which relocates its production from Texas.