Los Angeles maintained its place as the global hub for film and TV production last year, even as the overall marketplace shrank, according to a report issued Tuesday by FilmLA .

Out of 857 films and scripted TV series released in 2024, 18.3% were shot in Los Angeles — nearly unchanged from the 18.5% share in 2023. Its closest competitor is Georgia, where 9.8% of productions released in 2024 were shot.

The U.K. is growing its share of the overall market, thanks to a surge in streaming and cable TV series shot there. Its marketshare grew from 6.6% to 8.8%.

FilmLA handles location permits around the L.A. region, and is the key source of data for production volume in Los Angeles. For this report, the agency sought to measure L.A.’s overall marketshare by gathering location data from IMDbP

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