For the first time, five TV pilots will all be shooting in Chicago within the same month.
ABC’s Matadors, a “Romeo-and-Juliet-style drama is about two feuding Chicago families” starring Friday Night Light’s Zach Gilford and The Forgotten’s Michelle Borth, begins filming in the city within the next two weeks. This is a second for Borth, on the off chance The Forgotten is picked up by ABC, she will continue to star in the series.
Pleading Guilty, based on the Scott Turow novel of the same name, is a Fox series that will star Jason Issacs, and will also begin filming in the next couple of weeks.
ATF is a CBS pilot about an ATF agent balancing his professional and personal life. The cast isn’t in place yet but should be soon, especially considering they are set to begin filming at the end of March. Update: ATF is now entitled The Line and begins shooting 3.27. Pleading Guilty begins shooting 3.29. Friends with Benefits is a new NBC pilot from producer Brian Grazer which will also film around Chicago at the end of the month.
Ridealong is another drama for Fox from the The Shield‘s Sean Ryan which will film next month in the Windy City.
Meanwhile, the TV pilot Boston’s Finest is set to begin filming in, you guessed it, Boston. The series, about Boston cops, is being helmed by writer-producer Richard Hatem (Mothman Prophecies) for ABC. It will star 24’s Katee Sackhoff. Boston Casting recently put out a call for Asian men between the ages of 50 to 75 for the show too.
Not to be outdone, Rhode Island also has a high profile pilot in the works. Body of Evidence, a new ABC pilot starring Dana Delany, will begin filming at various locations throughout Rhode Island, including Providence, on Friday, weather permitting. The show is about a medical examiner named Megan Hunt who uses her expertise to help solve crimes, which puts her at odds with others.
The Philadelphia Film Office has confirmed Conan O’Brien’s production company, Conaco, will begin filming a new show called Justice in Philadelphia later this month. The show, which has been picked up by NBC, is about a Supreme Court justice going into private practice. Wonder if Conan will stop by Philly on his tour too?
If you have more information about where these shows or where they are filming, let us know at olv@onlocationvacations.com!
FYI: (this was forwarded to me this afternoon)
Boston Casting is also looking for teens ages 13-15 who DO NOT HAVE SCHOOL tomorrow.
We are looking for kids to participate in a photo shoot for the ABC Pilot “Boston’s Finest”
Kids would be needed for no more than 2 hours and would make $20.
Children MUST BE COMFORTABLE with snakes- there will be live snakes present in the photo.
Please send photo and contact info to Ashley@bostoncasting.com if your child is available and does not have school tomorrow. This is a regulation from the MA Department of Labor and we can ONLY use children that have tomorrow off for evacuation day.
Due to the high volume of calls coming into the office- please refrain from calling in to submit your child, please email Ashley@bostoncasting.com.
Matadors was filming at Trump Tower don’t know for how long ATF is called The Line filming starts on the March27
Thanks! Working on another post for Pleading guilty too so stay tuned!
somethings filming on Berwyn and Broadway in chicago today.Do you know what it is?