A record four television series are relocating to California from other jurisdictions thanks to the latest allocation of the state’s production tax credits, the California Film Commission announced Friday.

Fox’s “Lucifer” and FX’s acclaimed “Legion” are coming down from Vancouver, while Showtime’s “The Affair” and Netflix’s “The OA” will move west from New York. Eleven other shows were also approved in this round of incentive allocations, the last in the second year of California’s so-called 2.0 program, designed to attract such series and larger-budget movie productions.

 

 

“We’re wrapping up year-two of Program 2.0 on a very high note with a record number of relocating TV series,” CFC Executive Director Amy Lemisch said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “The tax credit program is working as intended to reaffirm California’s status as the preferred choice for film and TV production.”

“Today’s announcement means that in the first three months of this year, the tax credit program is responsible for creating more than 8,400 good-paying, below-the-line jobs in California,” added state Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra (D-Pacoima), who authored the $330 million-per-year 2.0 bill and recently introduced legislation to fund more entertainment job-training programs. “The tax credit is working, and California is winning the fight against runaway production.”

 

 

The CFC estimates the $99.2 million tax credits reserved for the latest 15 qualifying shows will generate $620 million worth of in-state spending, $235 million of which will cover over 4,400 crew and cast member jobs.

Among other shows approved in this round are five new series: “Here, Now,” “Law & Order: True Crime,” “Messiah,” “Sharp Objects” and an untitled project from Seth MacFarlane — plus two renewed series that are already in the program, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Snowfall.” Four pilots also qualified for the incentives this go-round.

 

 

Seven of the 15 shows also plan to at least partially shoot outside the 30 Mile Zone around Hollywood. That allows for an additional 5 percent tax credit on those days and is an effort on the CFC’s part to spread the wealth throughout the state.

Though “Lucifer” is one of those, shooting in the town where the series is set is the real added bonus for the fantasy production.

“Los Angeles is a key character in ‘Lucifer,’ with the storylines revolving around iconic locations in Hollywood and Southern California,” co-showrunners Ildy Modrovich and Joe Henderson said in the CFC release, “so we are thrilled that the California incentive now makes it competitive to base the show in the L. A. area.”

 

 

With the four new additions, 2.0 has brought a total of 11 TV series from out-of-state locations to California.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to say the California Film Commission has reserved $99.2 million in tax credits