Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said revenues this year from local film and television production have already surpassed levels from all of 2013.
Astorino touted what he called a growing industry at a news conference Friday on the Mount Vernon set of the new HBO show “The Leftovers.”
“The Leftovers,” starring Justin Theroux and Amy Brenneman, made its broadcast debut Sunday and is scheduled to air 10 episodes in total.
“Obviously, we love the glamour,” Astorino said. “But film production also makes business sense in terms of jobs and dollars coming into our local communities.”
The show films at Haven Studios NY, a 42,270-square-foot converted warehouse in the city of Mount Vernon. Nicole Zeller, owner of the studio and vice president of Zelco Industries, said in a press release, “We had so much interest in the space. It was clearly needed in the region.”
The show has also filmed on-location in other areas of the county, according to Astorino”™s office. Other recent shows that have filmed in Westchester include “Boardwalk Empire,” “Elementary” and “The Following,” the office said.
