HBO In Treatment Showrunner weighs in on NYC tax credit

The Business Insider (fomerly Silicon Alley Insider, I can't really keep the name change straight, but I like the content!) has an interview with In Treatment showrunner Warren Leight, where he weighs in on, among other things, the New York tax credit fund and the impact to shows being filmed in New York being renewed or not:

This week the New York assembly voted to approve $350 million to fund a 30% tax credit for movies and TV shows made in-state, extending a program that last year led to such a flurry of filming that the Empire State burned through its entire $460 million fund in 10 months.

HBO's In Treatment was one of the shows that took advantage of the tax credit to move from Los Angeles to Manhattan, where shows actually get a 35% break because of the city's separate 5% tax-incentive program.

In a Q&A, the series' executive producer and showrunner Warren Leight explains how the tax credit helped In Treatment make the move and what the new, smaller fund means for the future of filming in Manhattan, as long as that lasts.

The Business Insider: You said the tax credit helped In Treatment rationalize the move to New York. How so?
Warren Leight: [Lead actor] Gabriel [Byrne] wanted to move the show back to his home. I think had those tax credits not been in place, they wouldn’t have been able to do it. A show like ours doesn’t have a big cast, so a lot of the money goes toward producing the show. Getting that 35% tax credit made the cost of the show comparable to doing it in Los Angeles.

read the full interview on The Business Insider