Wartburg, a premier senior care and housing provider in Mount Vernon, was the backdrop during filming of the first season of Showtime’s original series “City on a Hill.” The episode featured various sites throughout Wartburg’s historic 34-acre campus and aired Sundays, Aug. 3 and 29.
“City on a Hill,” set in Boston during the crime-ridden 1990s, stars Kevin Bacon as Jackie Rohr, a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran trying to keep the status quo. He forms an unlikely alliance with DeCourcy Ward, played by Aldis Hodge, an assistant district attorney who has made a reputation for himself for proposing corrupt cops in jail.
Over the course of several days, Wartburg hosted the cast and crew of “City on a Hill,” including Bacon and Jill Hennessey, with more than 40 crew members of Possible Productions, Inc. Wartburg’s campus will be featured in episode eight of season one and will feature a special appearance of Wartburg’s own Sheila Walker as a security guard.
“Wartburg’s blend of modern and historic buildings and room for various staging activities has always made it an ideal location for location work,” said Wartburg President & CEO David Gentner. “The cast and crew of ‘City on a Hill’ were extremely professional and a real pleasure to host. It was great to see how a series like ‘City on a Hill’ is filmed.”
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