- South Carolina Scores First Drama Television Series
- “Army Wives” starring Kim Delaney and Catherine Bell picked up
- Release Date:
- Monday, December 04, 2006
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Contact:
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Rose Dangerfield
803.737.0402
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Press Release:
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Columbia, SC - Touchstone Television’s new ensemble drama series, Army Wives, starring Kim Delaney (NYPD Blue) and Catherine Bell (Jag) was picked up by the Lifetime Network for 12 episodes and will be shot in the Charleston area. This is the State’s first television series and marks another major milestone for recruiting film and television projects to the Palmetto State in 2006.
In July, South Carolina adopted a new film incentive package championed by Governor Mark Sanford that has resulted in a number of film and television projects being announced, including major motion pictures starring George Clooney (Leatherheads), Kevin Bacon (Death Sentence) and Liv Tyler (Asylum). In addition, Wheel of Fortune executives announced last week that they would come to Vanna White’s home state in January to shoot 15 episodes of the nation’s most popular television game show.
“We’re pleased that our efforts to secure more aggressive film incentives continue to pay dividends for South Carolina,” said Gov. Sanford. “Landing a television series will provide a great economic benefit to the Charleston area during production.”
Led by the creative team behind current TV hits Grey's Anatomy and Criminal Minds,
Army Wives revolves around a sassy young woman from the wrong side of the tracks who marries a soldier and moves her kids onto an Army base, where she befriends a diverse group of Army wives. It is the first project Touchstone Television, a division of The Walt Disney Company, has shot in South Carolina. Production crews and actors were in Charleston this fall shooting the pilot.
Touchstone will begin pre-production preparations in January 2007 with shooting beginning in late February and continuing through May, with possible post-production work wrapping up in June.
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