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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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Documentary Interview Series<\/p>\n

– Project type: documentary series
– Roles:
— Transgender Woman (real people, trans female, 18-35)
— Transgender Man (real people, trans male, 18-35)
— Real exotic dancer or professional escort. (real people, female, 18-35)
– Roles pay up to: $250
– Casting locations: Bakersfield
– Learn more about the documentary 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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‘Next Lifetime’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Prisoner (background \/ extra, 18+)
– Casting locations: Bakersfield
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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High-Impact Vertical Drama Series<\/p>\n

– Project type: vertical series
– Roles:
— Lead Female (lead, female, 18-35)
— Lead Male (lead, male, 18-40)
– Roles pay up to: $6,400
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the vertical series here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Blood & Betrayal’<\/p>\n

– Project type: scripted show
– Roles:
— Dustin (lead, male, 21-48)
— Luca (lead, male, 21-38)
— Tony (lead, male, 21-48)
– Roles pay up to: $3,200
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the scripted show here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘DemonCode’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Max (supporting, male, 50-60)
— Saul (supporting, male, 50-60)
— Victor (lead, male, 30-45)
– Roles pay up to: $2,400
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Somershire’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Lucy (supporting, female, 28-35)
— Monica (supporting, female, 55-65)
— Ozzie (supporting, male, 65-70)
– Roles pay up to: $747
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘M.A.D.’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Damien (supporting, male, 20-29)
— Hannah (supporting, female, 20-29)
— Chris (supporting, male, 18-29)
– Roles pay up to: $1,000
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘The King’s Daughter’<\/p>\n

– Project type: feature film
– Roles:
— Kelly (lead, female, 26-32)
— Chris (lead, male, 25-35)
— Hull (lead, male, 55-65)
– Roles pay up to: $3,750
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n

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‘Disputes’<\/p>\n

– Project type: reality TV
– Roles:
— Couples (lead, 18+)
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the reality TV show 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":280070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152,47163,74311,35736],"class_list":{"0":"post-280069","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-feature-film","12":"tag-project-type","13":"tag-shutterstock"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280069","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=280069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}