New Mexico is Popular With TV Film Industry

NBC TV announced it will begin filming the third season of the “The Night Shift” in New Mexico beginning in February and continue through June. The project will employ approximately 130 New Mexico crew and 500 background talent per episode. The

“A big impetus for film in New Mexico is that television has been giant mover,” Michelle Miller , a spokeswoman for Santa Fe Studios said recently. Governor Martinez recently signed a bill extending a 30% tax credit to stand-alone TV series pilot episodes.

“The Night Shift” is a medical drama set in a emergency room in San Antonio, Texas filmed it’s first two seasons in New Mexico as well.