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North Carolina is having a moment on the small screen
Turn on your favorite streaming service and you'll likely see a project filmed in North Carolina — from the Crystal Coast to Charlotte and Lake Norman.
Why it matters: Productions like these fuel North Carolina's economy and tourism, drawing fans who want to visit filming locations. Recent movie and TV projects have funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to the state, Axios' Zachery Eanes reported.
Driving the news: Prime Video recently released the trailer for "The Runarounds," an eight-episode music drama series set to air Sept. 1.
The show follows recent high school graduates from Wilmington, North Carolina, pursuing a music career. Real-life musicians William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock and Jesse Golliher star in the show.
Model and actress Brooklyn Decker, who lives in the Charlotte area with husband Andy Roddick, also appears in the show.
The intrigue:"The Runarounds" is by the creators of " Outer Banks," a popular Netflix series partly filmed in Wilmington.
The big picture: The North Carolina Film Office lists nine recent productions that have filmed in Wilmington, including "The Runarounds," "The Waterfront" on Netflix, and "The Summer I turned Pretty" on Prime Video, to name a few.
The North Carolina Film Office lists 11 total current productions across the state and 14 total productions filmed in 2024.
The bottom line: It's been a successful summer for shows filmed in North Carolina.
The Hunting Wives," which was filmed in and around Charlotte, has been a top 10 show on Netflix since it dropped in July.
"The Summer I Turned Pretty," which was filmed in parts of the Triangle, including UNC Chapel Hill, has millions of people tuning in.
Yes, but: NC doesn't have the same level of financial incentives it did during its "Iron Man 3" era, meaning the state is more likely to see small screen projects than big-budget films.
