New TV Pilot Filming In Greenport

GREENPORT, NY — It was lights, camera, action as crew members and equipment filled Front and Main Streets in Greenport Friday shooting scenes for a new TV pilot, "Emergence."

According to Jude Donnelly, transportation co-captain on the scene, the pilot is directed by well Paul McGuigan, a Scottish filmmaker and director who's known for films including "Lucky Number Slevin," "Gangester No. 1" and "Push," and episodes for TV series including "Sherlock," "Smash," "Monroe," and "Scandal."

Starring in the pilot are Allison Tolman of the TV series "Fargo," and Clancy Brown, well-known for his roles in films including "Highlander," "The Shawshank Redemption," and "Starship Troopers," Donnelly said. Some child actors will also be featured, he said.

The crew was taping an NBC pilot that's being produced by ABC/Disney, Donnelly said.

No actors will be filming in Greenport, however; only the "establishing shots" will be filmed in the village Friday. However, staffers on the scene said they'd likely be back if the pilot gets the green light.

The pilot, staffers on scene said, "is a New Jersey pilot that takes place" in Greenport, where all the establishing shots are set.