When cameras roll on Fox's BAYWATCH reboot this month, it'll be that rare Hollywood production that's actually filming in Hollywood.
The show will film in Venice Beach and at Fox Studios. (Even NBC's short-lived SUITS:LA filmed its pilot in Vancouver!)
If you?re an aspiring filmmaker trying to make it in Hollywood, you better
have a ton of frequent flyer miles. The production exodus has received increased attention. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a beefed-up tax credit program for California, which lagged behind states like Georgia and New York. (Don't even mention Canada, the U.K., and Hungary.)
Now along with BAYWATCH, Netflix's hit THE NIGHT AGENT will move to L.A. for its fourth season, and films from Sony and Universal are also shooting in the state.
L.A. is trying to lessen its red tape: The Los Angeles City Council yesterday chose to adopt numerous proposals aimed at improving filmmaking conditions. As brought forth by Councilman Adrin Nazarian, they include measures to quicken soundstage certification, stronger enforcement of Mayor Bass' 2025 executive order on filming, as well as motions for an independent audit of FilmLA, which handles permitting in the city, and free "microshoots" (projects which feature 10 or fewer people). The tourism department will also be required to present
an idea for a "Made in L.A." branding campaign.
Then again, City Hall is famous for promising help and not following through. Just ask the residents of the Palisades about that. When former Mayor James Hahn put forth a similar plan in 2004, he admitted that the city had dropped the ball in the past.
https://pagesix.com/2026/03/05/hollywood/major-boost-to-hollywood-flimmaking-after-movie-exodus-to-rival-locations/
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