Netflix to expand its production hub in New Mexico
LA TimesThe entrance to ABQ Studios in Albuquerque, which Netflix has turned into one of its production hubs. Netflix plans to establish one of the largest production hubs in North America with an expansion of its existing studio complex in New Mexico and a commitment to an additional $1 billion in production spending, government and corporate leaders have announced. As part of the proposed investment, Netflix has committed to providing training programs in partnership with the New Mexico Film Office, local universities and industry organizations. Since coming to New Mexico in 2018, Netflix said it has spent more than $200 million, used more than 2,000 production vendors and hired more than 1,600 cast and crew members. Netflix is in production in New Mexico on the original films “The Harder They Fall” and “Intrusion,” and is expected to soon begin filming “Stranger Things 4” in Albuquerque.