Hey, Chicago actors! Stay in the loop and be sure to check back every week for projects currently in production in the place you call home. Here’s the 411 on what’s filming big and small in your city.
“NeXt”
Fox’s next television drama has found its next filming location! The upcoming sci-fi crime drama series “NeXt” has arrived in the Windy City and is filming this week at a private residence off Wicker Park. Created by Manny Coto (“24”), the series follows a former tech CEO who joins a team as a Homeland Cysecurity agent to stop the emergeence of a rogue Artificial Intelligence. The series will film in both Vancouver, Canada, and in Chicago. After a February 2019 pilot order, Fox ordered the pilot to series in May. It is currently scheduled to premiere as a mid-season replacement in the second quarter of 2020. John Slattery will lead a cast of Fernanda Andrade, Michael Mosley, Jason Butler Harner, Eve Harlow, Elizabeth Cappuccino, and Aaron Moten. Sean Cossey and Eric Souliere are the series casting directors— read some of Souliere’s top audition tips here at Backstage!