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The trend of moving productions overseas is not entirely new but has rapidly accelerated due to factors like the COVID-19 pandemic and recent labor strikes. The film industry lineup has shifted its production base primarily due to favorable economic practices in other countries, offering tax rebates and cost incentives that California currently does not match.
Brian Rston, an established producer and music composer, emphasizes the shift stating that filming in locales like Ireland can even be cheaper than in LA, despite all contestants and cast members being US citizens.