THE TV SHOW "MANHATTAN" HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR A SECOND SEASON ON WGN AMERICA. SHOT IN SANTA FE, THE SERIES DEPICTS MANHATTAN PROJECT SCIENTISTS WORKING ON THE ATOMIC BOMB DURING WORLD WAR TWO.
JON HENDRY, THE HEAD OF THE LOCAL FILM TECHNICIANS UNION, TELLS 770 KKOB THIS IS A BIG DEAL. HE SAYS IT DOESN'T JUST PUT HIS PEOPLE TO WORK BUT SHEDS A POSITIVE LIGHT ON NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. HE SAYS WGN HAS MADE THE LOS ALAMOS LOOK GREAT.
HENDRY SAYS "MANHATTAN" EMPLOYS MORE 200 NEW MEXICO CREW MEMBERS. PRODUCTION FOR THE SECOND SEASON WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY.
