{"id":163465,"date":"2026-02-04T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/163465\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:38:20","slug":"movies-and-tv-shows-casting-in-sacramento-state-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/163465\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies and TV shows casting in Sacramento | State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Movies and TV shows casting in Sacramento<\/p>\n

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage<\/a> compiled a list of projects casting right now in Sacramento, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.<\/p>\n

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The Disconnect<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Z (lead, male, 25-35)<\/p>\n

— Vex (lead, female, 25-35)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Sacramento<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘The Beating of Her Heart’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Abbie (lead, female, 6-10)<\/p>\n

— Chloe (supporting, 12-18)<\/p>\n

— Shaun (supporting, male, 4-10)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Sacramento<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dark Fantasy Comedy (Indie Arthouse)<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Miserable Man (supporting, male, 25-40)<\/p>\n

— The Scarab Knight (supporting, 18+)<\/p>\n

— Wizard Cop (supporting, male, 40+)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Sacramento<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Vivus’<\/p>\n

– Project type: short film<\/p>\n

— Lydia (lead, female, 20-28)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Sacramento<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘The Afterlife’<\/p>\n

– Project type: scripted show<\/p>\n

— Supporting Roles (supporting, all genders, 18-40)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Sacramento<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the scripted show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘The Queen of Black Magic’<\/p>\n

– Project type: scripted show<\/p>\n

— Nadhiya (Witch) (lead, female, 20-35)<\/p>\n

— Man (supporting, male, 28-35)<\/p>\n

— Acolyte (supporting, female, 30-50)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $4,000<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Sacramento<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the scripted show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘One Cold Night’<\/p>\n

– Project type: documentary series<\/p>\n

— Brian (lead, male, 18-25)<\/p>\n

— Katie (lead, female, 18-25)<\/p>\n

— Suspect #1 (supporting, male, 18-25)<\/p>\n

– Casting locations: Sacramento<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the documentary series here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Major Streamer New Reality Show, Host<\/p>\n

– Project type: reality TV<\/p>\n

— Host\/Concierge (lead, male, 40+)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $30,000<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the reality TV show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Girls Trip’<\/p>\n

– Project type: reality TV<\/p>\n

— Recently Single Woman (real people, female, 26-34)<\/p>\n

— Besties with a Recently Single Woman (real people, female, 26-36)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $1,800<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the reality TV show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Ashwire’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Zara Wishear (lead, female, 20-35)<\/p>\n

— Ashwire (lead, all genders, 20-50)<\/p>\n

— Cal (supporting, female, non-binary, 20-30)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $5,000<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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TV Series, Real Professional Cooks & Chefs<\/p>\n

– Project type: reality TV<\/p>\n

— Real Professional Cooks & Chefs for TV Series (chorus \/ ensemble, 18+)<\/p>\n

— Real Professional Cooks & Chefs for TV Series (models, 18+)<\/p>\n

— Real Professional Cooks & Chefs for TV Series (real people, 18+)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $5,200<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the reality TV show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Indie Drama Feature Project<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— James (supporting, male, 30-55)<\/p>\n

— Penny (supporting, female, 9-12)<\/p>\n

— Bully Kid (day player, male, 4-6)<\/p>\n

– Roles pay up to: $3,488<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Cousins’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film<\/p>\n

— Daniel Wilson (lead, male, 18-35)<\/p>\n

— Isabella Wilson-Smith (supporting, female, 18-35)<\/p>\n

— Marie Wilson (supporting, female, 25-40)<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Interactive Game and Vertical Drama Production<\/p>\n

– Project type: vertical series<\/p>\n

— Shuhan Ho\/Shuhan “Richie” Ho (lead, male, 18-32)<\/p>\n

— Susanna (lead, female, 18-32)<\/p>\n

— Mia (lead, female, 18-32)<\/p>\n

– Learn more about the vertical series here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KinoMasterskaya \/\/ Shutterstock Movies and TV shows casting in Sacramento The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122,1879],"class_list":{"0":"post-163465","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento","8":"tag-sacramento","9":"tag-sacramento-headlines","10":"tag-sacramento-news","11":"tag-thestacker"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}