“Turn” film crews shot part of the show’s first season at Tuckhaoe Plantation. Photo courtesy of Tuckahoe Plantation
Television network AMC announced Monday that “Turn,” its Revolutionary War-era series that’s filmed in Richmond has been renewed for a second season.
Ten new episodes have been ordered to air next spring, AMC announced. Filming locations have not been determined, but an AMC spokeswoman said the production will continue to shoot at the Henrico County set it used for the first season.
AMC leased a 200,000-square-foot warehouse near Richmond International Raceway and also recreated a 1770s New York town just outside Powhatan Correctional Center in State Farm, about 30 miles northwest of Richmond.
The cast also filmed at Scotchtown, Patrick Henry’s onetime home in Hanover County, and Tuckahoe, the childhood home of Thomas Jefferson in Goochland County, among other local historic locations.
Andy Edmunds, director of the Virginia Film Office, said he anticipates Turn will resume filming this fall.
Jamie Bell plays Abe Woodhull in Turn. Photo by Antony Platt, AMC.
AMC doesn’t publish the budgets for its shows, but Edmunds said having a television series filming locally offers an annual boost to the economy the region’s film reputation.
“This is a way to grow the infrastructure, to make us more valuable,” he said.
The series is a spy thriller about a Long Island farmer who goes behind enemy lines to help George Washington’s army. It premiered April 6 to 2.12 million live viewers, according to Variety, an entertainment industry publication.
The show had 1.6 million live viewers for its June 8 season finale, but AMC said the total was 2.2 million including those who watched the finale within three days of its debut.
Mary Edmonds, who works at Tuckahoe Plantation, said it was interesting to see how their historic house became the on-screen home of Judge Richard Woodhull, played by Kevin R. McNally.
“It was very busy, but it was fun,” Edmonds said of the filming. “It helped us bring in some money.”
News of the series’ renewal comes just days after another big get for the region’s big screen film market.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Friday that Meg Ryan will direct and star in “Ithaca,” a movie which will be filmed in Richmond and Petersburg in July and August.
Ryan’s film is based on William Saroyan’s 1943 novel “The Human Comedy” about the challenges of growing up during World War II. It will be produced by Tom Hanks.
Edmunds said they are currently honing locations for shooting the movie, which is set in California.
“Richmond and Virginia in general have such a diverse filming palette, they can pretty much find anything they need,” he said.
Edmunds said Ryan toured the area in April and ultimately chose Virginia over Ohio.
He said there were a couple of locations here that piqued Ryan’s interest, although he declined to identify them since nothing has been finalized. The film office is also busy trying to find accommodations for the cast.
Options include hotels, rentals, corporate housing and finding a local resident willing to give up their home for a couple of months.
Steven Spielberg lived at a local couple’s 2,600-square-foot luxury condo at the Vistas on the James while he was directing “Lincoln” in 2011.
This will be Hanks’ second film in Richmond. In 2008, he produced HBO’s “John Adams” in the region.
“Turn” film crews shot part of the show’s first season at Tuckhaoe Plantation. Photo courtesy of Tuckahoe Plantation
Television network AMC announced Monday that “Turn,” its Revolutionary War-era series that’s filmed in Richmond has been renewed for a second season.
Ten new episodes have been ordered to air next spring, AMC announced. Filming locations have not been determined, but an AMC spokeswoman said the production will continue to shoot at the Henrico County set it used for the first season.
AMC leased a 200,000-square-foot warehouse near Richmond International Raceway and also recreated a 1770s New York town just outside Powhatan Correctional Center in State Farm, about 30 miles northwest of Richmond.
The cast also filmed at Scotchtown, Patrick Henry’s onetime home in Hanover County, and Tuckahoe, the childhood home of Thomas Jefferson in Goochland County, among other local historic locations.
Andy Edmunds, director of the Virginia Film Office, said he anticipates Turn will resume filming this fall.
Jamie Bell plays Abe Woodhull in Turn. Photo by Antony Platt, AMC.
AMC doesn’t publish the budgets for its shows, but Edmunds said having a television series filming locally offers an annual boost to the economy the region’s film reputation.
“This is a way to grow the infrastructure, to make us more valuable,” he said.
The series is a spy thriller about a Long Island farmer who goes behind enemy lines to help George Washington’s army. It premiered April 6 to 2.12 million live viewers, according to Variety, an entertainment industry publication.
The show had 1.6 million live viewers for its June 8 season finale, but AMC said the total was 2.2 million including those who watched the finale within three days of its debut.
Mary Edmonds, who works at Tuckahoe Plantation, said it was interesting to see how their historic house became the on-screen home of Judge Richard Woodhull, played by Kevin R. McNally.
“It was very busy, but it was fun,” Edmonds said of the filming. “It helped us bring in some money.”
News of the series’ renewal comes just days after another big get for the region’s big screen film market.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Friday that Meg Ryan will direct and star in “Ithaca,” a movie which will be filmed in Richmond and Petersburg in July and August.
Ryan’s film is based on William Saroyan’s 1943 novel “The Human Comedy” about the challenges of growing up during World War II. It will be produced by Tom Hanks.
Edmunds said they are currently honing locations for shooting the movie, which is set in California.
“Richmond and Virginia in general have such a diverse filming palette, they can pretty much find anything they need,” he said.
Edmunds said Ryan toured the area in April and ultimately chose Virginia over Ohio.
He said there were a couple of locations here that piqued Ryan’s interest, although he declined to identify them since nothing has been finalized. The film office is also busy trying to find accommodations for the cast.
Options include hotels, rentals, corporate housing and finding a local resident willing to give up their home for a couple of months.
Steven Spielberg lived at a local couple’s 2,600-square-foot luxury condo at the Vistas on the James while he was directing “Lincoln” in 2011.
This will be Hanks’ second film in Richmond. In 2008, he produced HBO’s “John Adams” in the region.