The Emmy Awards may be held in Los Angeles, but if this year’s ceremony is any indication, the art celebrated there is more likely to be created a ways away from Hollywood.
As detailed by the Los Angeles Times, only two of the 12 winning television shows used Southern California soundstages and locations for production: “Hacks” and “The Morning Show.”
The shows, primarily set in Las Vegas and New York City, respectively, were among the minority of shows that did not film at least in part at or near the locations depicted on screen. Also in this category is “Shogun” (set in Japan but filmed in British Columbia), “True Detective: Night Country” (set in Alaska but filmed in Iceland) and “Fargo” (set in the upper Midwestern U.S. but filmed in Alberta).
The seven other winners — “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” “The Bear,” “The Crown,” “Baby Reindeer,” “The Traitors,” “Ripley” and “Slow Horses” — were largely set where they were filmed.
Of the shows filmed outside of L.A., four are United Kingdom-based (“The Crown,” “Slow Horses,” “The Traitors” and “Baby Reindeer), while “Shogun” and “Fargo” were filmed in Canada.
While looking at these shows alone “can’t provide a full picture of the state of Hollywood production,” Tracy Brown noted for the Times that “at a time when there is a scarcity of local television jobs, it’s hard not to notice the statistic.”
“Film and TV production in L.A. has yet to bounce back following Hollywood’s double strike,” the Times added. “Local filming declined 12.4% year-over-year from April through June, according to nonprofit FilmLA, which tracks on-location permitting in the city. Reality TV production plunged by 57% compared with the prior year.”
The Emmy Awards may be held in Los Angeles, but if this year’s ceremony is any indication, the art celebrated there is more likely to be created a ways away from Hollywood. As detailed by the Los Angeles Times, only two of the 12 winning television shows used Southern California soundstages and locations for production: […]
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