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Movies and TV shows casting in Portland, Maine<\/h2>\n
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey.<\/p>\n
Whether you’re a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage<\/a> compiled a list of projects casting right now in Portland, Maine, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: scripted show –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: reality TV –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: short film –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: short film –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: short film –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: short film –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: scripted show –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: reality TV –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: reality TV –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: feature film –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: reality TV –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: feature film –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: feature film –<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n – Project type: vertical series This story<\/a> was produced by Backstage<\/a> and reviewed and distributed by Stacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" – Movies and TV shows casting in Portland, Maine The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2266263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[377987,359388,339677,24122,364209],"class_list":["post-2266262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-maine","tag-portland","tag-project-type","tag-reality-tv","tag-shutterstock"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Movies-and-TV-shows-casting-in-Portland-Maine.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2266262"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2266264,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266262\/revisions\/2266264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2266263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2266262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2266262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2266262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/div>\n
‘Amber Oak’ Series Recast<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Chris Oak (supporting, male, 18-35)
— Holly Oak (supporting, female, 40-50)
— James Colbert (supporting, male, 16-25)
– Casting locations: Portland, Maine
– Learn more about the scripted show here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
‘A Good Lie’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Arthur Halford (lead, male, 60-80)
— Amelia Brennan (supporting, female, 23-28)
— Jason Vinz (supporting, male, 30-45)
– Casting locations: Portland, Maine
– Learn more about the reality TV show here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
‘Confession’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Sam (lead, all genders, 25-35)
– Roles pay up to: $300
– Casting locations: Portland, Maine
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
‘Poof’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Main Character (lead, 12-18)
– Roles pay up to: $400
– Casting locations: Portland, Maine
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
‘Agent 47 (Hitman)’ Fan Made Scene<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Agent 47 (lead, male, 18-50)
— Extra Agents (supporting, male, 18-50)
– Roles pay up to: $300
– Casting locations: Portland, Maine
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
’24’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Chen (lead, male, 20-27)
— Eric (lead, male, 27-35)
— Simon (supporting, male, 28-35)
– Roles pay up to: $300
– Casting locations: Portland, Maine
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Untitled Sitcom<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Cairo (supporting, male, 18-24)
— Ginger (supporting, female, 18-24)
— Bobbie (supporting, female, 12-16)
– Casting locations: Portland, Maine
– Learn more about the scripted show here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Major Streamer New Reality Show, Host<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Host\/Concierge (lead, male, 40+)
– Roles pay up to: $30,000
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the reality TV show here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
‘Girls Trip’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Recently Single Woman (real people, female, 26-34)
— Besties with a Recently Single Woman (real people, female, 26-36)
– Roles pay up to: $1,800
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the reality TV show here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
‘Ashwire’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Zara Wishear (lead, female, 20-35)
— Ashwire (lead, all genders, 20-50)
— Cal (supporting, female, non-binary, 20-30)
– Roles pay up to: $5,000
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
TV Series, Real Professional Cooks & Chefs<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Real Professional Cooks & Chefs for TV Series (chorus \/ ensemble, 18+)
— Real Professional Cooks & Chefs for TV Series (models, 18+)
— Real Professional Cooks & Chefs for TV Series (real people, 18+)
– Roles pay up to: $5,200
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the reality TV show here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Indie Drama Feature Project<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— James (supporting, male, 30-55)
— Penny (supporting, female, 9-12)
— Bully Kid (day player, male, 4-6)
– Roles pay up to: $3,488
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
‘Cousins’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Daniel Wilson (lead, male, 18-35)
— Isabella Wilson-Smith (supporting, female, 18-35)
— Marie Wilson (supporting, female, 25-40)
– Roles pay up to: $900
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Interactive Game and Vertical Drama Production<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Shuhan Ho\/Shuhan “Richie” Ho (lead, male, 18-32)
— Susanna (lead, female, 18-32)
— Mia (lead, female, 18-32)
– Roles pay up to: $800
– Casting: nationwide
– Learn more about the vertical series here<\/a><\/p>\n