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DENZEL COMES HOME TO JERSEY

On location with Here Comes the Flood — Netflix's first production shot entirely in New Jersey. Words by Michael Schulman

Photo: Avel Chuklanov / Unsplash (FPO) — License: Commission talent portrait via Netflix unit publicist

THE INDUSTRY

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Ivan Bandura / Unsplash (FPO) — License: 1888 Studios PR

Infrastructure

1888 STUDIOS: THE LARGEST PRODUCTION CAMPUS IN THE NORTHEAST BREAKS GROUND

Unsplash (FPO) — License: Netflix PR renderings

Development

NETFLIX'S $1 BILLION BET ON THE JERSEY SHORE

Inside the demolition, timeline, and talent already circling.

Benjamin Elliot / Unsplash (FPO) — Commission Ironbound

Studios

LIONSGATE NEWARK: THE IRONBOUND'S MOMENT

$125 million rises in America's most vibrant neighborhood.

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Policy

THE 40% SOLUTION

How NJ's tax incentives became the most aggressive.

Unsplash (FPO) — Commission crew photography

Workforce

WHO BUILDS HOLLYWOOD EAST?

Union crews preparing for the boom.

Unsplash (FPO) — License: Todd Hido or commission

The Scene

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY'S NEW FAVORITE TOWNS

From Red Bank to Asbury Park, location scouts and talent are reshaping Shore culture. We mapped the restaurants, real estate, and ripple effects.

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THE LIFE

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A PRODUCTION DESIGNER'S VICTORIAN IN OCEAN GROVE

Maximalism meets Methodist architecture.

Interiors 02

THE OFF-SEASON SHORE: A GUIDE FOR TRANSPLANTS

September to May is when Jersey reveals itself.

Travel 03

WHERE THE CREWS EAT: THE CRAFT SERVICES INDEX

Caterers, commissaries, and late-night runs.

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THE EATONTOWN HOUSING BOOM, EXPLAINED

Crew housing reshapes Monmouth County.

Real Estate

📸 PHOTO CREDITS — LICENSING DUE DILIGENCE

Hero: Avel Chuklanov / Unsplash (FPO) — Production: Commission talent portrait via Netflix unit publicist

1888 Studios: Ivan Bandura / Unsplash (FPO) — Production: 1888 Studios PR or commission Bayonne waterfront

Fort Monmouth: Sven Mieke / Unsplash (FPO) — Production: Netflix PR official renderings (free)

Newark: Benjamin Elliot / Unsplash (FPO) — Production: Commission Ironbound street photography

Tax Credits: Unsplash generic — Production: Stock/editorial sufficient

Workforce: Unsplash generic — Production: Commission crew/labor documentary

Shore Towns: Unsplash landscape (FPO) — Production: License Todd Hido or commission Shore photography

All FPO images are Unsplash (free). For publication, commission original or license from recommended sources.