Industries	› Hotels/Tourism
'Homeland' to be filmed in Virginia
The spy-thriller television series "Homeland" will be filmed in the Richmond area this fall.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced on Tuesday that the award-winning series will film its seventh season in Central Virginia. The episodes will be shown on the Showtime network next year.
The series is produced for Showtime by Fox21 Television Studios.
Production of "Homeland," which stars Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin, returned to the U.S. last year after spending the two previous seasons shooting in South Africa and Germany.
The "Homeland"anouncement follows the recent end of production of two other TV series in the Richmond area, AMC's "Turn: Washington's Spies" and PBS' "Mercy Street."
"The film production industry is a significant economic driver for our commonwealth," McAuliffe said in a statement. "With every new film or television series that comes to Virginia, this thriving industry continues creating jobs, generating tourist activity and building momentum for even more great new projects."
"Homeland" is eligible to receive a Virginia film tax credit and grant. The exact amount will be based on the number of Virginia workers hired, Virginia goods and services purchased, and deliverables including Virginia tourism promotions.
The TV series was developed by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. "Homeland" is based on the Israeli series "Prisoners of War" by Gideon Raff.
Visitor spending in Virginia grew 4.4% last year
Hotel openings help attract large groups
by M.J. McAteer
Hotel projects draw attention to Virginia cities
by Richard Foster
Eastern Shore town has become a vacation destination
Third series in 'The Walking Dead' franchise to film in Virginia
By Hershal Chaddha | .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Williamsburg Tourism Council names executive director
Virginia chefs, restaurants receive national honors
Salamander Resort & Spa receives top international rating
Job fairs planned for reopening racetrack
Industry takes steps to address a persistent workforce shortage
by Tim Loughran