Feb 23 2009
Michigan's Film Incentive Package has been successful in bringing production companies to the Metro Detroit area to film. While the big-budget, feature films tend to make the biggest news, they are not the only shows in town. Several made-for-television movies and series have also come to the Metro Detroit area to film. Here are just a few of the TV movies and series filmed or filming in Detroit:
- America (2009) – Drama starring Rosie O’Donnell with filming locations in Detroit.
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) – Biography starring Cuba Gooding Jr. that was shot in Detroit.
- Homeland Security USA (2009) – Documentary TV series that filmed at Detroit Metro Airport.
- Prayers for Bobby (2009) – Movie starring Sigourney Weaver filmed in Royal Oak, Ferndale, Redford and Detroit.
- The Prince of the Motor City (2008) – Movie filmed in Detroit, Highland Park and Rochester.
- Real Vice Cops (2008) – TV series with episodes shot in Detroit. The show airs on SPIKE.
- The Saint (2009) – An action TV series directed by Barry Levinson.
