The long-running competition series American Idol will be shipping production from Los Angeles to Atlanta for its 25th season.
\n\nThe state of Georgia currently offers a 30 percent tax credit for unscripted and reality television productions that spend a minimum of $500,000. Fremantle co-produces the show alongside Sony Pictures Television 19 Entertainment.
\n\nAccording to TheWrap, California’s expanded production tax credit has brought 170 films and TV shows to the state, it still “hasn’t halted the decline in on-location shooting in Los Angeles as the number of shoot days in the second quarter of 2026 fell 12% year-over-year.”
\n\n“Only 4,711 shoot days were recorded this past quarter, down from the 5,394 recorded in the second quarter of 2025 and the 5,121 recorded in the previous quarter,” it added. “In all, the quarter remains a steep 36% below the five-year average. For a comparison beyond that average, 8,632 shoot days were recorded in the second quarter of 2019, a year that at the time had been a five-year low for on-location shooting in L.A.”
\n\nAs Breitbart News recently reported, even the famed Baywatch reboot considered shifting production to another state due to regulations and red tape. Projections also indicate that an exodus…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/
