‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ to Relocate to California After Nabbing $32 Million in Filming Subsidies

Mr. and Mrs. Smith and The Night Agent will relocate to California after being tapped to receive subsidies to shoot in the state amid a global tit-for-tat race to host Hollywood.

In total, 17 TV shows will get roughly $313 million in tax credits, the California Film Commission, announced on Thursday. They’re projected to generate $1.2 billion in economic activity across businesses with ties to the entertainment industry and employ 5,165 cast and crew across 1,000 filming days across the state.

Amazon is the biggest beneficiary in this allotment of incentives, nabbing $74 million for filming Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Fallout in California, followed by 20th Century Studios, which will get roughly $43 million. Season one of Mr. and Mrs. Smith was filmed in New York, among other locations.

The announcement comes as the impact of California’s expansion to the tax credit program appears to be coming into focus. The state saw a 10 percent…