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Monterey County's Silver Screen Success 96 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 1 8 "Big Little Lies" Brings More Attention to Local Area B Y R E N E E B R I N C K S HE 2017 HBO SERIES "BIG LITTLE LIES" TURNED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO MONTEREY COUNTY, AS DRAMATIC LOC AL LANDSCAPES SHARED A STARRING ROLE WITH DYNAMIC , EMMY-WINNING C AST MEMBERS. WITH MERYL STREEP JOINING THAT CAST AND PLANS FOR SEASON TWO IN FULL SWING, THE SERIES CONTINUES GENERATING SERIOUS BUZZ. KAREN NORDSTRAND OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION (MCFC) REMEM- BERS WHEN LOS ANGELES LOC ATION MANAG- ER GREGORY ALPERT FIRST C ALLED AND FLOATED THE POSSIBILITY OF HBO FILM CREWS COMING TO THE REGION. SHE HELPED WITH INITIAL SITE SCOUTING BEFORE A DEDIC ATED TEAM TOOK OVER, AND SHE WASN'T SUR- PRISED WHEN PRODUCERS EXTENDED THEIR MONTEREY COUNTY STAY. T