‘Young Rock’ bolsters local film commission to its best fiscal year
TV show “Young Rock,” which was partially filmed in Memphis, was canceled earlier this year. (Photo by Mark Taylor/NBC)
“It’s the biggest year we’ve had — ever,” Linn Sitler of the Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission said. “It was bigger than in the ‘90s when we had pictures with huge budgets.”
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Don Wade
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