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<\/a>\u201cOn Call\u201d mixes traditional camera shots with a mix of bodycam, dash-camera and cellphone footage to put viewers in the shoes of a pair of fictional patrol officers responding to radio calls around Long Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of Tuesday, the show ranked second among Prime Video<\/a>\u2019s Top 10 TV shows in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOn Call\u201d was shot almost entirely in Long Beach, with brief appearances by Seal Beach and San Pedro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The city was on a short list of locations that were ideal for the series; then the co-creators spent time in Long Beach and \u201cwe sort of fell in love with it,\u201d Elliot Wolf told the Long Beach Post last month ahead of the show\u2019s release.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think Long Beach is both extremely charming and has a lot of grit, in a good way,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a character in the show, it\u2019s arguably the most important character.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Episodes feature appearances from the Port of Long Beach, Rosie\u2019s Dog Beach and even Battambong BBQ<\/a> \u2014 a well-known local barbecue popup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Film crews also set up a staged homeless encampment<\/a>, which appears in the second episode, for two days of filming in April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walsh and Elliot Wolf went on nearly a dozen ride-alongs with Long Beach police, the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department and Los Angeles Police Department to help develop material for the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A majority of those ride-alongs were with the LBPD, which provided information on how the divisions are set up and general information about the city but did not have a hand in shaping the narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the past, Long Beach has often stood in for other cities. It played Miami in \u201cDexter,\u201d \u201cCSI: Miami,\u201d and \u201cDexter: Original Sin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an interview with the New York Times<\/a>, Dick Wolf teased that \u201cOn Call\u201d could pave the way for more Long Beach shows including a look at paramedics and maybe even the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Free popcorn and refreshments will be provided at Wednesday\u2019s screening, which is, part of the Los Angeles Times’ Screen Gab series of live events, along with free 3-hour parking with validation. Those interested in attending can RSVP here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n