Amazon TV Show Pulls Out Of Georgia Over New Anti-Abortion Law

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Amazon Is Another Production Company Boycotting Georgia And Alabama

Director Reed Morano was supposed to fly to Georgia to scout locations for a new show for Amazon Studios titled “The Power.” The drama series is an adaption of a novel by Naomi Alderman, where young women develop the power to release electrical jolts from their fingers, shifting gender and power dynamics around the world.

However, when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the “heartbeat” bill on May 7, which effectively bans abortion after six weeks, Morano decided to cancel the trip, pull the scouts, and shut down filming of all sorts in Georgia.

“We had no problem stopping the entire process instantly,” Morano told TIME. “There is no way we would ever bring our money to that state by shooting there.”

Moreno won an Emmy for directing three episodes of Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and is one of the first directors to publicly pull a project out of Georgia after the state passed the law.

But Moreno isn’t the only pulling out of the state.

A representative for Kristen Wiig confirmed that her upcoming Lionsgate comedy “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” pulled out of the state while Hollywood figures like Alyssa Milano and David Simon have advocated for a boycott against a state that is home to the thriving film industry.

By: Maytinee Kramer