WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - For decades, television and movie productions have shot in Wilmington and pretended to be in another city or town. The new Prime Video series The Runarounds , from the creators of the hit show Outer Banks , is not only filmed in Wilmington, but set in the city as well.

“I love Wilmington, I live in Wilmington,” said Jonas Pate, who is the creator, producer and showrunner for The Runarounds . “I felt that it’s been represented for so long. But it’s never been represented as Wilmington. I was excited to have the opportunity to do that. You and I know how great where we live is, and I just wanted to bring that to life on screen.”

Pate has worked on the series for several years, starting when his other current show, Outer Banks. became a hit. Wanting to

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