The bad news continues for location production in Los Angeles, especially for television projects.
The film industry is DONE with Los Angeles (film productions are leaving Hollywood)
The city and county film office said today that local on-location filming fell 12.4% from 2023 in the second quarter ended June 30, with just 5,748 shooting days (read the full report here and see the charts below). That’s also down more than 1,000 days from FilmLA’s Q1 report.
Reality TV production took the biggest hit, down nearly 57% from Q2 2023 (868 filming days vs. 1,317 last year). That helped drag down the overall television category, which fell 27.7% to 1,901 filming days. That said, scripted television production posted an eye-opening performance.
TV drama production increased 98.3% (714 days), and TV comedy production increased 103.6% (171 days). TV series pilots, almost none of which were made in 2023, increased 54.5% as networks gear up for the fall season.
