Overview

• State leaders say the approved projects are expected to generate about $1.1 billion in economic activity, including roughly $413 million in wages and $714 million in expenditures.
• The slate is projected to employ approximately 6,500 cast and crew and account for more than 1,100 filming days across California.
• Applications for this round jumped nearly 400% compared with the previous cycle, marking a sharp increase in industry interest.
• Recipients include NCIS: Origins, The Studio, Group Chat, a new Larry David HBO series, Presumed Innocent season 2, S.W.A.T. Exiles, and Netflix’s Bad Thoughts, which is relocating from Texas.
• The Legislative Analyst’s Office has questioned the program’s broader economic gains, and the next phase of applications closes Tuesday.