Most production has left Hollywood to head to British Columbia, and other states in the US.
List of just a few of them.
- Supernatural (Filmed in Metro Vancouver for its entire 15-season run)
- The Flash, Arrow, & Supergirl (The core DC Arrowverse series)
- Once Upon a Time (Set in a fictional Maine town, but shot in Steveston, B.C.)
- The X-Files (Famous for launching Vancouver's boom as a major production hub)
- Smallville (Shot extensively around Metro Vancouver)
- Riverdale & Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- Stargate SG-1 & Stargate Atlantis & Stargate Universe
- Bates Motel (Shot in Metro Vancouver and surrounding areas)
By Susan Duclos
As "legacy" media, formerly known as the mainstream media, were still throwing fits over a more moderate (but still biased!) CBS News, and the changes after Paramount bought The Free Press, a major independent digital news outlet, and appointed its founder Bari Weiss as CBS News’s new editor‑in‑chief, bringing a little more balance to the programming, now we see that liberal states have settled their lawsuit over the merger of Paramount and Warner Brothers.
This has led to headlines such as "CNN Mood ‘Like a Funeral’ as Paramount’s Warner Bros. Win Casts New Haze on Next Steps," from Variety, and other left leaning media and reports.
Reports emerged over the two months that Newsom would like to see a settlement deal struck between the AGs and defendants Paramount and Warner Bros rather than the whole affair heading to trial. He didn’t take an official position until August, when he expressed concerns but ultimately pushed for both sides to reach a deal outside of court.
Newsom got heat from Mark Ruffalo, a staunch critic of the merger, who blamed him specifically for delivering “a huge win to Trump and his billionaire cronies.”
At the presser Monday, Bonta assured that this deal was a win, but he conceded that the state leaders still ultimately believe the merger should not happen.
Ellison indicated separately on Monday that the deal will likely be finalized in the next two weeks.
Why would Newsome push for a settlement? Hollywood Reporter gives us that answer:
So why blink now? Here, the timing of the settlement is key. For California, the worst-case scenario wasn’t only the merger being allowed to proceed but also Paramount moving its headquarters and hundreds of employees out of California while the case progressed. Call the threat a bluff if you want, but Ellison had been in talks with Tennessee and Texas officials leading up to the deal, with a decision expected at the start of next month. State politicians were clearly rattled as Los Angeles sees historically low filming levels. For Newsom, the departure of one of Hollywood’s most public-facing companies under his tenure as he teases a presidential run would’ve been a particularly unwelcome outcome.