{"id":239765,"date":"2026-04-21T01:45:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239765\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:45:39","slug":"after-outcry-a-land-remembered-wont-film-on-fort-de-soto-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239765\/","title":{"rendered":"After outcry, \u2018A Land Remembered\u2019 won\u2019t film on Fort De Soto beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

The producers of the prospective TV series \u201cA Land Remembered\u201d<\/a> have decided not to attempt shooting scenes at Fort De Soto Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not going to pursue a permit to film at Fort DeSoto,\u201d production representative Clay Hollis told the St. Pete Catalystin a prepared statement Wednesday. \u201cAt every stage in production, we\u2019re committed to work with stakeholders to protect the natural environment while we bring this incredible Florida story to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA Land Remembered\u201d is an adaptation of the historical fiction by Patrick D. Smith following three generations of the MacIvey family, who relocate from Georgia to homestead in the Florida wilderness. The book follows the MacIveys from the 1860s to the 1960s.<\/p>\n

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Tampa filmmaker Todd Wiseman Jr. has been producing the limited series. In late March, Wiseman submitted a proposal to the St. Petersburg\/Clearwater Film Commission to shoot at Fort De Soto State Park\u2019s remote east beach in early May.<\/p>\n

The scenes would have been part of a flashback episode to the 16th-century arrival of Florida\u2019s earliest pioneers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSupplies \u2014 grain, tools, and livestock \u2014 are off-loaded and staged as the settlers prepare to push inland into the wilderness,\u201d the proposal stated. \u201cSpanish soldiers and settlers ready themselves for the perilous journey just as a band of Calusa warriors strides into camp, setting the stage for a fierce struggle over who will claim this land.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scenes would have included cattle, oxen, horses and pigs, as well as rough-hewn animal pens and small human domiciles.<\/p>\n

Environmental advocates took issue with the proposal<\/a>, saying it could disrupt sea turtle and shorebird nests at the park\u2019s fragile east beach.<\/p>\n

The decision to abandon the proposal comes after the Country Thunder music festival faced a similar uproar<\/a> over its plans to host the festival on St. Pete Beach. On Tuesday, the city of Clearwater announced it would host the festival at Coachman Park instead<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wiseman told the Catalyst earlier this month that the production company has been shooting on a \u201chomestead\u201d constructed on a private ranch in Pasco.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are several beach options because there are a lot of sensitivities this time of year,\u201d Wiseman said at the time. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing set in stone.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA Land Remembered\u201d is financed with a $500,000 state grant, along with a matching grant from Visit Tampa, and other donors. Wiseman intends to complete the first season \u2014 four episodes \u2014 before shopping the project for distribution.<\/p>\n

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