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TNT drama to film in Wilmington

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By Krys Estes

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Wilmington will again be a filming location in early 2016 after the TNT cable network announced it ordered a full season of the pilot show filmed here in October. The show, titled “Good Behavior,” will give local film crews the opportunity to resume work in the industry.

TNT announced last week it would pick up 10 episodes of the show, which stars Michelle Dockery of “Downton Abbey” along with Juan Diego Botto, an Argentine-Spanish actor who is best known for playing a supporting character in a television adaptation of “Zorro.”

Johnny Griffin, director of the Wilmington Regional Film Commission, confirmed “Good Behavior” would start filming again in the Wilmington area starting in early 2016. Griffin said this would be the only project scheduled for filming in the area.

“Anytime a production is here, it is good for the local industry.  They will provide jobs and spend money with local small businesses,” Griffin said.

In October, film crews shot the first episode, known in the film industry as the pilot episode. Local Wilmington filming locations included downtown restaurant Manna, Isaac’s Men’s Store, Cape Fear Country Club and The Salt Works restaurant. The producers were awarded $1.25 million in grants from the state’s film production program, which covers up to 25 percent of the project’s costs.

There is no decision on who will be taking charge of the extras casting and that information will be determined early 2016. Vanessa Neimeyer, a local extras casting director, said on social media that she was excited about the production returning and hopeful to join the crew, but won’t know until January.

“We know for sure it’s coming back to Wilmington, which is excellent news,” she wrote. “I feel like I have an excellent chance of it, but I never want to just assume I have a job, because anything can happen!”

Casting and crew members are not the only ones expressing gratitude that Wilmywood is back in business.

“Film in North Carolina offers great opportunities for cast, crew, and background actors.  It is a wonderful place for filming,” said Tony Hooper, a background actor.  “People can network and gain experience while boosting the economy.”

“Good Behavior” is based on the Letty Dobesh series by best-selling author Blake Crouch. In the series, Letty Dobesh is out of prison and attempting to make ends meet when she overhears a hit man being hired to kill a man’s wife. Letty, who will be played by Dockery, sets out to stop the hit, putting her in harm’s way while entangling her in a relationship with the killer.

“‘Good Behavior’ is a distinct drama that will define the new direction of TNT,” Sarah Aubrey, TNT’s executive vice president of original programming, said in a statement. “We believe audiences will love watching Michelle Dockery trade in her manners for the life of a sexy, complex ex-con in ‘Good Behavior.’”

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