{"id":176456,"date":"2026-02-13T11:39:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176456\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T11:39:33","slug":"movies-and-tv-shows-casting-in-bakersfield-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176456\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies and TV shows casting in Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Movies and TV shows casting in Bakersfield<\/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 Bakersfield, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.<\/p>\n

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‘My Love is A Secret CEO’<\/p>\n

– Project type: vertical series
– Roles:
— Ethan\/Secret CEO (lead, male, 20-36)
— Gretchen (lead, female, 20-33)
— Tommy (day player, male, 20-40)
– Roles pay up to: $800
– Casting locations: Bakersfield
– Learn more about the vertical series here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘The Manos Chronicles’<\/p>\n

– Project type: scripted show
– Roles:
— KC (supporting, 18-30)
— Barrett Mason (supporting, male, 35-50)
– Casting locations: Bakersfield
– Learn more about the scripted show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Korean Feature Film Project 2026<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Tyler (supporting, male, 18-26)
– Roles pay up to: $3,000
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Painted with L.O.V.E.’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Lilly (lead, female, 22-30)
— Patrick Jones (lead, 25-35)
— Lois (supporting, female, 22-30)
– Roles pay up to: $10,000
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Closet Cases’<\/p>\n

– Project type: scripted show
– Roles:
— Nick (lead, male, 21-40)
— James (lead, male, 21-40)
– Roles pay up to: $4,000
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the scripted show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘To Whom It May Concern’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Sahara (lead, female, 40-50)
– Roles pay up to: $4,980
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘McCaffrey’s Ranch’<\/p>\n

– Project type: scripted show
– Roles:
— John McCaffrey (lead, male, 60+)
— Mayor Daniel Bennett (supporting, male, 40-60)
— Kean (supporting, male, 30+)
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the scripted show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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

– Project type: reality TV
– Roles:
— Real Professional Cooks & Chefs for TV Series (chorus \/ ensemble, 18+)
— Real Professional Cooks & Chefs for TV Series (models, 18+)
— Real Professional Cooks & Chefs for TV Series (real people, 18+)
– Roles pay up to: $5,200
– Casting: nationwide
– 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
– Roles:
— James (supporting, male, 30-55)
— Penny (supporting, female, 9-12)
— Bully Kid (day player, male, 4-6)
– Roles pay up to: $3,488
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

This story<\/a> was produced by Backstage<\/a> and reviewed and distributed by Stacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"– Movies and TV shows casting in Bakersfield The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152,74311,37461,35736],"class_list":{"0":"post-176456","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bakersfield","8":"tag-bakersfield","9":"tag-bakersfield-headlines","10":"tag-bakersfield-news","11":"tag-project-type","12":"tag-reality-tv","13":"tag-shutterstock"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176456","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=176456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}