Trump's ‘Hollywood Tariff': Where to Move 7 Potentially Impacted TV Shows

Yahoo

05-05-2025

President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through Hollywood this weekend when he took to Truth Social to announce that he was 'authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.' And while the White House on Monday stressed that no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have actually been made, we here at TVLine can't help but wonder how this would impact the thing we care about most: TV.
Any hypothetical tariff would presumably extend to small-screen productions — and a lot of our favorite TV shows shoot internationally — so we decided to get out ahead of any executive orders and figure out where more than a half-dozen series (both scripted and unscripted) will have to film if they're forced to find new shooting locations across the good ol' U.S. of A. What follows are seven very real, totally serious suggestions. 🇺🇸
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The Game of Thrones prequel previously filmed in the UK and Spain. But now that the powers that be are limited to the continental United States, Daemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen will have to draw their swords at… the Medieval Times in Lyndenhurst, N.J. Sure, it won't look anything like Dragonstone. But on the bright side: unlimited turkey legs at craft service! — R.S.
The international offshoot has been praised for taking full advantage of the Sydney backdrop — which, in and of itself, has made TV's fifth NCIS series look special, if not downright picturesque. But if production has to relocate from the Land Down Under, they'll have to settle for… Sydney, North Dakota, which has a population density of 3.7 people per square mile. That should keep the multi-national task force busy for… well, at least a few episodes. Provided they can find naval crimes being committed in the Great Lakes. — R.S.
Forget Fiji. Have you been to Boca Raton? Our castaways will have to outwit, outlast and outplay each other alongside the sandy Florida beaches, with the added challenge of dodging swarms of snowbirds threatening their gameplay. Instead of competing for supplies and rice, the teams will have the chance to lower their property taxes! — Claire Franken
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HBO's Emmy-winning anthology has traveled the globe over the course of its three seasons: Hawai'i, Sicily and, most recently, Thailand. But what kind of social satire might Mike White be able to explore in a place like… Atlantic City? Forget the glitz and glamour of a five-star resort! Let's follow a new rag-tag group of individuals navigating the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and the boardwalk's robust offering of questionably maintained carnival rides. — C.F.
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