ABC has given a 13-episode order to The Gates, a crime drama set in a gated suburban community. Written by Richard Hatem and Grant Scharbo, The Gates centers on a big-city cop who becomes chief of police in a seemingly sleepy planned community only to discover there’s much more to the residents than meets the eye.
Production on the series is slated to begin in early to mid-2010, with South America among the locations considered for the shoot. ...
This last bit was the most interesting to me... along the lines of many other programs, either produced by foreign companies or produced in foreign countries (or both) recently, in the interest of cost-cutting, here we have another.
We've priced ourselves out of our own entertainment locales. That's why so many shows film in Vancouver. It's cheaper there. As long as you can get your star to relocate, you're set.
The Gates
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