[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nav-categories":3,"article-hollywood-is-shrinking-and-the-real-villain-isn-t-strikes-or-wildfires-it-s-the-government":70},{"data":4},[5,37,57,64],{"name":6,"slug":7,"categories":8},"Productivity","productivity",[9,13,17,21,25,29,33],{"id":10,"title":11,"slug":12},17,"Branding","branding",{"id":14,"title":15,"slug":16},19,"Marketing","marketing",{"id":18,"title":19,"slug":20},20,"Work","work",{"id":22,"title":23,"slug":24},34,"Community","community",{"id":26,"title":27,"slug":28},21,"For newbies","for-newbies",{"id":30,"title":31,"slug":32},24,"Investment","investment",{"id":34,"title":35,"slug":36},22,"Finance","finance",{"name":38,"slug":39,"categories":40},"Tech","tech",[41,45,49,53],{"id":42,"title":43,"slug":44},28,"Technology","technology",{"id":46,"title":47,"slug":48},32,"Artificial Intelligence","artificial-intelligence",{"id":50,"title":51,"slug":52},26,"Security and protection","security-and-protection",{"id":54,"title":55,"slug":56},31,"YouTube Blog","youtube-blog",{"name":58,"slug":59,"categories":60},"News","news",[61],{"id":62,"title":58,"slug":63},18,"quasanews",{"name":65,"slug":66,"categories":67},"Business","business",[68],{"id":69,"title":65,"slug":66},16,{"post":71,"published_news":95,"popular_news":145,"categories":210},{"title":72,"description":73,"meta_title":72,"meta_description":74,"meta_keywords":75,"text":76,"slug":77,"created_at":78,"publish_at":79,"formatted_created_at":80,"category_id":69,"links":81,"view_type":84,"video_url":85,"views":86,"likes":87,"lang":88,"comments_count":87,"category":89},"Hollywood Is Shrinking — And the Real Villain Isn’t Strikes or Wildfires, It’s the Government","American film and television production is in serious decline, and last week a surprisingly candid hearing in Burbank made one thing crystal clear: the biggest problem isn’t greedy studios, lazy writers, or California wildfires.","American soil now accounts for less than 40% of all content being made by U.S. studios — a staggering collapse for an industry that once dominated the world.","Studios have realized it’s simply cheaper and easier to move entire crews abroad than to fight California’s high costs and slow permitting process.","\u003Cp>American film and television production is in serious decline, and last week a surprisingly candid hearing in Burbank made one thing crystal clear: the biggest problem isn’t greedy studios, lazy writers, or California wildfires.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp class=\"image-align-center\">\u003Cimg alt=\"\" height=\"258\" src=\"https://quasa.io/storage/photos/00/photo_2026-03-25_19-20-01.jpg\" width=\"400\" />\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg alt=\"\" class=\"image-align-right\" height=\"201\" src=\"https://quasa.io/storage/photos/00/image - 2026-03-25T192715.001.jpg\" width=\"300\" />It’s the government — especially California’s own.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>During a town hall organized by Senator Adam Schiff, industry veterans openly stated that the sharp drop in U.S.-based production is largely due to \u003Cstrong>chronic lack of support\u003C/strong> from state and local authorities, combined with crushing taxes and bureaucracy.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>In the fourth quarter of last year, the share of content actually produced in the United States fell to just \u003Cstrong>38%\u003C/strong> — a historic low.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>California Is Killing Its Own Golden Goose\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg alt=\"\" class=\"image-align-left\" height=\"298\" src=\"https://quasa.io/storage/photos/00/image - 2026-03-25T192709.748.jpg\" width=\"200\" />California, once the undisputed capital of global filmmaking, has become one of the most hostile places to shoot. High taxes, expensive permits, strict labor regulations, and layers of red tape have made staying in Los Angeles financially painful for studios.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>As a result, productions are fleeing en masse to Canada, the UK, Eastern Europe, and even Australia — wherever rebates are more generous and bureaucracy is lighter.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Noah Wyle, star and producer of the upcoming medical drama \u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/tca-awards-2025-hbo-max-s-the-pitt-sweeps-with-four-wins-including-program-of-the-year\">\u003Cstrong>The Pitt\u003C/strong>\u003C/a>, gave a brutally honest example during the hearing. The first season of the show cost his company, John Wells Productions, roughly \u003Cstrong>$100 million\u003C/strong>. Thanks to California’s tax rebate program, they eventually got back only \u003Cstrong>$12 million\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>“If we had shot in Canada or Europe,” Wyle noted, “we would have saved significantly more.”\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>The Rebate System Is No Longer Enough\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg alt=\"\" class=\"image-align-right\" height=\"447\" src=\"https://quasa.io/storage/photos/00/image - 2026-03-25T192713.236.jpg\" width=\"300\" />For years, Hollywood relied on state tax incentives (rebates) to keep productions at home. Those incentives used to work. Now they don’t.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Studios have realized it’s simply cheaper and easier to move entire crews abroad than to fight California’s high costs and slow permitting process. The result is a vicious cycle: fewer productions mean fewer jobs, less economic activity, and more empty soundstages across Los Angeles.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The numbers don’t lie. American soil now accounts for less than 40% of all content being made by U.S. studios — a staggering collapse for an industry that once dominated the world.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Also read:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/youtube-is-tightening-the-screws-unskippable-long-ads-are-coming-even-if-you-don-t-like-it\">YouTube Is Tightening the Screws: Unskippable Long Ads Are Coming — Even If You Don’t Like It\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/stranger-things-is-heading-to-the-kitchen-netflix-turns-overcooked-into-its-next-big-franchise-play\">Stranger Things Is Heading to the Kitchen: Netflix Turns Overcooked into Its Next Big Franchise Play\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/ru/media/showmax-shutdown-leaves-african-screen-industry-in-crisis-filmmakers-now-bet-everything-on-mobile-micro-dramas\">Showmax Shutdown Leaves African Screen Industry in Crisis — Filmmakers Now Bet Everything on Mobile Micro-Dramas\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/uber-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-just-said-what-every-other-executive-is-too-scared-to-admit-ai-will-replace-70-80-of-human-work\">Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Just Said What Every Other Executive Is Too Scared to Admit: AI Will Replace 70-80% of Human Work\u003C/a>\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Chr />\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>What’s Really at Stake\u003C/strong>\u003C/h4>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cimg alt=\"\" class=\"image-align-left\" height=\"201\" src=\"https://quasa.io/storage/photos/00/image - 2026-03-25T192711.250.jpg\" width=\"300\" />Beyond the obvious loss of jobs for actors, crew members, and support industries, the decline has much wider consequences:\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n\t\u003Cli>Empty studio lots and soundstages in California;\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>Weakening of America’s soft power through reduced cultural output;\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>Lost tax revenue for states that refuse to compete aggressively;\u003C/li>\n\t\u003Cli>Growing dependence on foreign locations and foreign incentives.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>Senator Schiff’s hearing made one thing painfully obvious: the crisis in Hollywood is not primarily creative or cyclical. 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