Fox fires ‘Sleepy Hollow’ showrunner and renew the series for a third season.
According to reports, Fox has renewed the supernatural drama for an 18-episode third season that will film in Atlanta, Georgia.
Clifton Campbell, the creator of ‘The Glades’ will take over as a showrunner replacing Mark Goffman, who existed the show after declining season-two ratings.
From Variety:
“‘Sleepy Hollow’ is truly inventive television,” said David Madden, Fox entertainment president. “The talented producers – led by Alex, Bob, Len and Heather – along with the brilliant cast, anchored by Nicole and Tom, have created a fantastic world that brings ‘history’ to life with compelling and vibrant storytelling.”
Of the new showrunner, Madden said: “I had the pleasure of working with Clifton on both ‘The Glades’ and ‘White Collar.’ He is an excellent producer, and we can’t wait to see what this team has in store for season three.”
Season 2 of ‘Sleepy Hollow’ had extremely poor ratings losing about 4 million ratings from Season 1 to Season 2. Season 2 of ‘Sleepy Hollow’ filmed in North Carolina but, Season 3 will film in Atlanta, Georgia.
According to Star News Online, Sleepy Hollow will film Season 3 in Atlanta, Georgia.
“We’ve explored other places to produce that show and I will tell you it came down to Atlanta and Vancouver and it looks like we’ll head to Atlanta,” she said following a news conference at the Television Critics Association winter 2015 press tour. [via]
Last year the North Carolina state government chose to let the state’s tax incentive expire. Lawmakers replaced it with a grant program that will give out no more than $10 million in total to qualified productions. The most each production can receive under the new program is $5 million.
On the brightside for North Carolina actors and crew members, “Under the Dome” will return to film in the spring, and will collect $5 million in tax incentives. But, for Fox executives, $5 million was not enough to keep “Sleepy Hollow” in North Carolina. Crews are expected to finish filming in Wilmington, North Carolina later on this month.
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