The strong Ontario pipeline for major studio series is underlined by Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale having just wrapped its final-season shoot in Toronto and much of the series’ creative and cast going directly on to the sequel, Testaments, which is set to shoot in Toronto from March to August.
But despite Canada’s surprisingly rapid recovery after the downturn of the strikes, insiders acknowledge that challenges remain. The hypercompetitive locations business has become even more crowded, with countries all over the planet boosting incentives and tax breaks to lure lucrative Hollywood productions to their shores.