L.A. Production Rebounds After Strike, But Still Well Below Peak Levels

Los Angeles film and TV production has begun to rebound from last year’s strikes, but still remains well below pre-strike levels, according to data released Thursday by FilmLA.

Total location shoot days increased to 6,823 in the first quarter of 2024, up 23% from the fourth quarter of 2023. But the level remained below the same quarter in 2023, and 20% below the five-year average for the period.

Production levels were declining even before the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA went on strike last summer, shutting down the lion’s share of scripted production nationwide. And though the strikes have been over for five months, the return to

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