On several occasions, I've expressed my frustration over films that have been set in Kentucky but were not filmed here. That's changed a lot, recently, with the advent of the Kentucky Entertainment Incentive , an attractive tax break that makes shooting movies in the Commonwealth much more affordable.

Hollywood and Kentucky

The TV series I often cite in this regard is the FX crime drama Justified , which aired on the cable network from 2010 to 2015. It centered around the activities of the U.S. Marshal's office in Lexington, with episodes taking them to familiar locations like Hazard and London (Kentucky).

However, the series never "set foot" in the Bluegrass State. The pilot episode was shot in Pennsylvania (yes, that can pass for Kentucky), while the remaining episodes were sh

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