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09/06/2022
JJ Abrams Series To Be Filmed In Belfast 'Cancelled'
A major television series due to be made in Belfast by Star Wars director JJ Abrams has been "cancelled" over budget issues.
According to reports, all crew already working on pre-production on the series Demimonde at Belfast's Titanic Studios have been "stood down" after broadcaster HBO rejected the Directors requested budget of more than $200 million.
It is understood that Abrams production company Bad Robot had been in negotiations with HBO, who won a bidding war against Apple for the show, but ultimately HBO has decided not to proceed.
Northern Ireland Screen has said that securing the production for NI has been a "big coup" and that it was "extremely disappointed" that production has now stopped.
It is now expected that the show will be shopped to other broadcasters like Apple and Netflix.
According to reports, all crew already working on pre-production on the series Demimonde at Belfast's Titanic Studios have been "stood down" after broadcaster HBO rejected the Directors requested budget of more than $200 million.
It is understood that Abrams production company Bad Robot had been in negotiations with HBO, who won a bidding war against Apple for the show, but ultimately HBO has decided not to proceed.
Northern Ireland Screen has said that securing the production for NI has been a "big coup" and that it was "extremely disappointed" that production has now stopped.
It is now expected that the show will be shopped to other broadcasters like Apple and Netflix.
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