# Los Angeles On-Location Production Declines Again Even As California’s Tax Incentive Heavily Backs Remaining Projects

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/los-angeles-on-location-production-declines-again-even-as-californias-tax-incentive-heavily-backs-remaining-projects/
- Published: 2026-10-21T19:27:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T03:55:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/los-angeles-production-days-decline-q3-2026-filmla-1237169969/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Los Angeles on-location production fell 4.8% year on year.
- Tax-credit projects made up 40.3% of scripted shoot days.
- Commercial filming dropped 15.9%, while feature films edged up.

## Summary

On-location production in Los Angeles fell 4.8% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, continuing a longer decline despite California’s expanded tax incentive. The programme supported a growing share of the scripted work that remained, but the figures suggest it has not yet reversed the overall trend.

FilmLA recorded 4,171 on-location shoot days from July to September, with incentivised projects accounting for 40.3% of scripted production, nearly twice their share a year earlier. They made up 62% of TV comedy and 49.4% of TV drama shoot days; films logged 533 days, up 2.1%, while commercials fell 15.9% to 562 days. The state raised the programme’s annual cap to $750 million and broadened eligibility last year, but soundstage work is not included in the figures.

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