A major street in Fort Worth’s Cultural District fully closes next week as production continues on the third season of Taylor Sheridan’s “Lioness.”
A portion of University Drive — between West Lancaster Avenue and West Freeway — shuts off to traffic starting at midnight March 24 through 4 a.m. March 26 for filming that includes driving, stunts and collision scenes, according to a city permit.
Guests visiting the Fort Worth Botanic Garden on those days must enter and exit through the venue’s Trail Drive gate, which is accessible from Montgomery Street. The botanic garden will remain opening during its normal hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A spokesperson for the botanic garden did not respond to a request for comment.
Police officers will be on-site to facilitate traffic, and all local residents and businesses will have access to their properties.
The street closure is the latest accommodation as “Lioness” films across Fort Worth. Crews closed off areas in the Berkeley Place and Ryan Place neighborhoods in October.
“Lioness” follows CIA operative Joe McNamara — played by Academy Award winner Zoe Saldaña — as she trains and leads female agents to go undercover and assassinate dangerous terrorists. The series also stars Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman.
Filming for the first season took place in Delaware, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Paris, France; and Spain before the TV series shifted its primary site to North Texas.
Sheridan, who is from Fort Worth, was one of several Texas filmmakers and actors who pushed state lawmakers last year to grow investment into the film industry. For the next 10 years, Texas will offer $300 million in film incentives every two years as part of a new law.
The Fort Worth filmmaker built a campus at Alliance that is home to the largest production studio in Texas.
David Moreno is the arts and culture reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at david.moreno@fortworthreport.org or @davidmreports.
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