FOR DISNEY+, SAN DIEGO HAS ‘THE RIGHT STUFF’

Television series set to begin filming locally in March

For Disney+, San Diego apparently has all the right stuff.

“The Right Stuff,” an eight-episode series that just wrapped up its first season on Disney+, is headed to San Diego for filming starting in March of 2021.

The series — based on the 1983 Oscar-winning film adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” starring Sam Shepard, Ed Harris and Dennis Quaid — has chosen to film its second season in America’s Finest City, according to the city of

San Diego’s Film Office.

The television show has not yet determined locations for shooting, but it is expected to film locally for 88 days starting in March.

The San Diego Film Office, an arm of the city’s Special Events & Filming Department, was established in 2015 “to support and grow the local film industry and to promote the San Diego region as a competitive, filmfriendly destination,” according to a statement.

A streamlined permitting system, according to a statement, coupled with a tax credit incentive administered by the California Film Commission, makes San Diego “an attractive draw” for productions.

“We are thrilled to welcome ‘The Right Stuff’ to the San Diego region. The

California Film & TV Tax Credit Program has been a critical incentive in attracting productions to San Diego,” Brandy Shimabukuro, film liaison for the City of San Diego’s Film Office, said in a statement. “Productions like these help bolster our local economy and civic pride, while also creating and sustaining jobs in the film industry.”

“The Right Stuff ” joins a growing list of television and movie productions that have recently chosen San Diego as its filming locale, including Paramount Pictures’ “Top Gun: Maverick,” FOX’S “Pitch,” Netflix’s “Ingobernable” and TNT’S “The Last Ship.”

“It’s great to see the state’s tax credit program bring high-quality jobs and significant production spending to San Diego,” Colleen Bell, the California Film Commission’s executive director, said in a statement. “The city has a rich history of film and TV production and this exciting news is a big win for the local economy.”

“The Right Stuff” stars Patrick J. Adams as Mercury astronaut John Glenn. Adams co-starred on USA’S “Suits” and has appeared locally on stage in the Old Globe’s 2016 production of Anna Ziegler’s world-premiere play “The Last Match.”

The show, which premiered on Disney’s streaming service on Oct. 9, chronicles the growth of America’s space program.