Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Thursday that producer Manny Halley has taken operational control of the 125,000-square-foot former Quixote North Valley complex in Pacoima and will reopen it this fall as Imani Studio.
- Published accounts conflict on the lease length: Halley has publicly described a 25-year lease with an option to buy, while a Halley representative told another outlet the deal is a 10-year lease with three five-year renewal options.
- Halley says he will invest several million dollars to modernize the site, with upgrades reported between $2 million and $6 million and specific plans for LED volume walls and XR stages to support virtual production.
- Imani plans to use the four-stage facility for its own shows and to rent space to others; Halley has retained three staffers, expects to rehire former workers, and aims to start shooting a True to the Game TV series and BET’s Lot Patrol by late September.
- The move follows Quixote/Hudson Pacific’s announced pullback from many L.A. stages after a post‑strike downturn in production, and state officials say keeping the site active could help preserve jobs and local production capacity on property owned by Rexford Industrial Realty.