(Above) A film crew photographs a scene on Monday, involving the car at right, on the 18th floor of Marina Citys east tower parking ramp. (Click on image to view larger version.)
March 17, 2015 One of two pilots being shot in Chicago this week and next was filmed in River North on Monday.
A crew for 20th Century Fox Television took less than a day to film on the 18th floor of Marina Citys east tower parking ramp.
The filming was for a pilot for a possible new show called Runner. The drama is about arm dealers.
A woman learns her husband is not the person she believed him to be, reads a plot summary written by Fox Television. Faced with the harsh reality that her life is forever changed, she goes on a truth seeking journey that entrenches her in a US/Mexican war over weapons and terrorism.
It stars Paula Patton and Adam Rodriguez. The executive producer is Peter Horton, who starred in Thirtysomething, a television series that ran from 1987 to 1991, and appeared most recently in CSI: NY.
Runner will continue filming in Chicago for the next two weeks. The other television pilot that started filming in Chicago on Monday is Love is a Four Letter Word, for consideration by NBC.