{"id":141685,"date":"2026-03-18T12:50:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/141685\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:50:31","slug":"movies-and-tv-shows-casting-in-scranton-wpxi-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/141685\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies and TV shows casting in Scranton \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pixel.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"display:none\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/BAZWGUN64463HDFG2YDXS52OA4.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Grusho Anna \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>Movies and TV shows casting in Scranton<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities&#8217; 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<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Backstage<\/a> compiled a list of projects casting right now in Scranton, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they&#8217;re looking to fill.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/QLLIHYOUOI4S3AHGQZWYRWM3I4.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Give Up The Ghost&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: short film<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Isaac (day player, male, 9-11)<br \/>&#8212; Woman 1 and Woman 2 (day player, female, 45-60)<br \/>&#8211; Roles pay up to: $600<br \/>&#8211; Casting locations: Scranton<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the short film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/give-up-the-ghost-3022180\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/VJUKPHKZP45ELEAOK7JNKWVXSY.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8217;25 Words or Less&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: reality TV<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Teams Of Two Real Friends (real people, 18+)<br \/>&#8211; Casting locations: Scranton<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the reality TV show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/25-words-or-less-3097446\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/GNVB6C2K7U4ALHUTXFVEVXROKQ.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Forever Young&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: student film<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Maria (lead, female, 25-45)<br \/>&#8212; Paul (lead, male, 30-45)<br \/>&#8212; Doctor Kirk (lead, male, 55-70)<br \/>&#8211; Roles pay up to: $800<br \/>&#8211; Casting locations: Scranton<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the student film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/forever-young-3059524\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/BZRVWDF5LQZDDGETWBKTBKNYCY.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Kleos&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: short film<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; The Writer (lead, male, 25-50)<br \/>&#8212; Postra (supporting, female, gender-nonconforming, non-binary (+1 more genders), 24-50)<br \/>&#8212; Tholco (supporting, all genders, 40-70)<br \/>&#8211; Casting locations: Scranton<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the short film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/kleos-3111107\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/I4B3GZHFNIZAXHBS4SIF4K7AWM.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sydney Campbell is Dead to Me&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: feature film<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Sydney (lead, female, 21-36)<br \/>&#8211; Roles pay up to: $30,000<br \/>&#8211; Casting: nationwide<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the feature film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/sydney-campbell-is-dead-to-me-3116534\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/T2QIYOOOLU3FPAYDLBDTPALC6Q.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Autonomous&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: feature film<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Alistair Mallen (lead, male, 26-40)<br \/>&#8212; Maggie Thomas (lead, female, 20-30)<br \/>&#8212; Magda Jansen (supporting, female, 40-55)<br \/>&#8211; Roles pay up to: $1,500<br \/>&#8211; Casting: nationwide<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the feature film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/autonomous-3118793\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/DV5RHWEMOI6LJIEBUTBVTSFFWM.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sydney Campbell is Dead to Me&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: feature film<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Sydney (lead, female, 21-36)<br \/>&#8211; Roles pay up to: $30,000<br \/>&#8211; Casting: nationwide<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the feature film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/sydney-campbell-is-dead-to-me-3116534\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/4RYBEPUDFEYBRDHMF4JBH44AMI.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8217;72 Whaler&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: feature film<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Hayes (lead, male, 20-28)<br \/>&#8212; Quinn (supporting, female, 19-28)<br \/>&#8212; Jim (supporting, male, 60-75)<br \/>&#8211; Roles pay up to: $6,600<br \/>&#8211; Casting: nationwide<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the feature film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/72-whaler-3122346\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/XFOIB2CZS44W5OKD6SOS2YGAVQ.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sydney Campbell is Dead to Me&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: feature film<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Sydney (lead, female, 21-36)<br \/>&#8211; Roles pay up to: $30,000<br \/>&#8211; Casting: nationwide<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the feature film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/sydney-campbell-is-dead-to-me-3116534\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/4WXGIISWFY3RDJVMMZSOM5FEX4.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Painted with L.O.V.E.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: feature film<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Lilly (lead, female, 22-30)<br \/>&#8212; Patrick Jones (lead, 25-35)<br \/>&#8212; Lois (supporting, female, 22-30)<br \/>&#8211; Roles pay up to: $10,000<br \/>&#8211; Casting: nationwide<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the feature film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/painted-with-love-3093080\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/YE27N7JBBI5SZERX75GPHJJ2ZE.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">(Stacker\/Stacker)<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR x Coronado Promo<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">&#8211; Project type: scripted show<br \/>&#8211; Roles: <br \/>&#8212; Pilot 1 (Rowdy) (supporting, male, 30-45)<br \/>&#8212; Pilot 2 (Peaches) (supporting, female, 25-40)<br \/>&#8212; Pilot 3 (&#8216;Stache) (supporting, male, 21-30)<br \/>&#8211; Roles pay up to: $6,000<br \/>&#8211; Casting: nationwide<br \/>&#8211; Learn more about the scripted show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/casting\/nascar-x-coronado-promo-3102827\/?utm_source=stacker&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backstage.com\/discover\/movies-and-tv-shows-casting-across-the-us-77173\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This story<\/a> was<br \/>\n    produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/backstage.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n    Backstage<\/a> and reviewed and<br \/>\n    distributed by <a href=\"https:\/\/hubs.la\/Q03klgSR0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grusho Anna \/\/ Shutterstock (Stacker\/Stacker) Movies and TV shows casting in Scranton The glitz and glam of Hollywood&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179,43074],"class_list":["post-141685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-stacker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}