Hollywood loves nothing more than self-worshipers.
Yes, “The Studio” is back in its second season. This time, we received $13 million in support from California.
Apple TV+ Show was one of 22 productions awarded a state tax credit totaling $256 million on Wednesday. This was the first allocation, as the state expanded its overall filming incentive to $750 million in June, sparking a surge in interest from the studio.
According to the California Film Commission, the application jumped nearly 400% compared to the previous round of television shows. Perhaps more noteworthy, qualified projects have not been disbanded.
“The Studio” is one of the first to qualify under the new eligibility rules that allow credits to go to a 30-minute show. In the past, television shows had to have at least 40 minutes of episodes to qualify.
“The Studio” naturally filmed its first season in LA and hooked $13.2 million to do the same in Season 2. The untitled, 30-minute sketch show from high-altitude works by Larry David and President Obama was awarded $9.1 million.
Dan Fogelman’s new Hulu series starring Christopher Meloni, William H. Macy and Mandy Moore was given a record $42.8 million set. As part of the expansion, the state has increased its base credit from 20% to 35% and increased its qualifying spending cap from $100 million to $120 million. No projects will earn more than $25 million in credits on the older system, but their ceiling has now been raised to $48 million.
“Golf” was awarded $17.2 million for the Netflix series, a Netflix series starring Will Ferrell. Another golf-themed show starring Owen Wilson appears to have won $22.2 million to move from Vancouver. Officially, the show is “untitled” but has been updated with the name given in July.
David E. Kelley’s Apple TV+ show, “Innocent’s Estimates,” wins $20.8 million after winning $12 million in its first season.
“SWAT” shows that he won $131 million in California’s tax incentives in eight seasons of runs. I’m back with the spinoff “Swat Exiles.” The new show was taken from where the old show left off, winning $15.7 million in state funding.
Ballard, a spin-off of “Bosch” from Amazon, will win $14.8 million.
See the full list of shows below.
Angel S2, Angel TV Series, LLC, $2.9 million
Apple Studios Untitled Series III, Apple Studios, $22.2 million
Bad Thoughts S2, Shut The Door LLC, $2.3 million
Ballard S2, Amazon Studios, $14.8 million
Dummy, dovetale media, $2.6 million
Golf S1, Netflix Sunset, LLC, $17.2 million
Group Chat (Pilot), 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, $2.2 million
NCIS: Origins S2.5, CBS Studios Inc, $11.2 million
Innocent S2, Warner Bros. Television, Inc., $20 million estimate
Project 2997 S1, Amazon Studios, $11.6 million
Swat Exiles S1, Sony Pictures Television, Inc., $15.7 million
Stuart can’t save the universe, Warner Bros. TV, Inc. $20 million
Comeback S3, HBO, $13.6 million
Studio S2, Studio Productions Inc, $13.2 million
Faith Media Distribution LLC, 3 million dollars
Untitled Larry David 250th, Non-Prerequisite Productions LLC, $9.1 million
Disney+, ABC Signature, LLC’s Untitled 20th TV & DBT Drama, $15.3 million
Disney+, Untitled No. 20 TV & DBT Pilot for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, $1.6 million
FX, Untitled 20th TV Comedy Pilot for 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, $2.1 million
Untitled 20th TV Drama Series for Hulu, ABC Signature, LLC, $8.1 million
Hulu’s Untitled Fogelman Drama, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, $42.8 million
Wink S1, WTS Productions, Inc., $3 million
