California Update - Jobs, Jobs, JOBS!

Joseph Chianese

CALIFORNIA UPDATE - 22 TV series will receive a California film tax credit as applications increase 400%.

California's bold move to double its Film & TV Tax Credit is already paying off. With 22 new TV shows approved—including a new Larry David series and a new Hulu drama from Dan Fogelman—this is a powerful signal to the industry. These projects will generate over $1 billion in economic activity, proving that strategic incentives drive production and create jobs. Let's talk about what this means for your next project.

Read more here:

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/california-film-tv-tax-credits-the-studio-1236499298/

With estimated $1.1B of anticipated production spend for the state.  Note, California doesn’t include ATL as qualified spend, so a big chunk of the $1.1B in BTL labor spend.

Highlights from this latest round of awards include:

New pilots and returning series

• A new Hulu drama series from “This Is Us” and “Paradise” creator Dan Fogelman from 20th Television
• A new HBO series by Larry David
• Second seasons of Lionsgate’s (Apple TV+ distribution) Emmy-nominated “The Studio” and Warner Bros. Television’s (Apple TV+ distribution) Emmy-nominated “Presumed Innocent”
• Sony Pictures Television’s “S.W.A.T. EXILES”
• CBS Studios’ “NCIS: Origins”
• “Group Chat”, a new 20th Television pilot for Hulu from Kenya Barris

Relocating series

• Tom Segura’s Netflix series “Bad Thoughts”, is relocating from Texas

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See more details below:

https://film.ca.gov/nearly-two-dozen-tv-projects-to-bring-in-1-1-billion-to-californias-economy-thanks-to-the-governors-newly-expanded-film-and-television-tax-credit-program/