Extras Needed For TV Show This Weekend In Western New York

If you ever wanted to be on TV and have your 15 minutes of fame, you will have a chance this weekend. A TV producer needs hundreds of extras to fill a concert hall for a movie shooting this weekend.

Extras Needed For Television Shoot This Weekend

If you want to be part of the TV Show, you are needed this Saturday (6/27/25) starting at 2 pm. The producers of the TV Show "Abilene" are looking for hundreds of extras to fill out a concert hall for a scene in the show.

"Abilene" is a family-friendly TV show that will be released this Fall.

If you want to be part of the shoot, you need to be 18 years old or older. Some people in the crowd will also be picked for featured roles, which are paid!

Check out all the details about the TV shoot below:

Western New York Hotbed For Movie Makers

It seems that Western New York is becoming the Hollywood of the East. On top of Abilene filming in Rochester, Mario Lopez and Tony Danza were just filming the Christmas movie "Christmas At The Starlight" last week in Lewiston.

READ MORE: CHRISTMAS MOVIES THAT WERE FILMED IN WESTERN NEW YORK

There have been plenty of movies, especially Christmas movies, that have featured Western New York in the backdrop. One of the biggest movies was last year's Hallmark movie "Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story," which features not only Western New York but the Buffalo Bills players, fans, and more.

Some other movies filmed here in Western New York include:

A Quiet Place Part II (20200
The First Purge (2018)
Marshall (2017)
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Buffalo '66 (1998)