CBS could add another Los Angeles-based production to its primetime lineup as the network revealed Wednesday that it is in development on a new cop drama starring Matt LeBlanc that, if greenlit, would film locally.
That series, titled Flint, would mark the fourth CBS series to shoot in Los Angeles following Matlock, NCIS and NCIS: Origins.
The plan for the series to remain local is likely to be embraced by production workers in Hollywood who are still struggling with low soundstage occupancy in the region. Despite the revamp of the California Film & TV Tax Credit program last year, production hasn’t quite picked up to the levels stakeholders had hoped for.
“We love shooting here. We want to shoot here as much as possible, but we do have a financial model that we have to hit,” George Cheeks, Chair of TV Media at Skydance-owned Paramount, told
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