Chicago’s first purpose-built production studio, Knickpoint’s Fields Studios, gets creative while Illinois works to draw Hollywood to the state

4/29/2026

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Chicago Business Journal

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• Subcategory: Office: Urban, Specialty

• Tag: Business: Insights | Economic Development | Strategy

• Additional Filters-Subcategory: Office: Midrise, Specialty: Movie-Radio-TV Studio

Highlights
The Fields Studios landed Apple TV's "Dark Matter," one of Chicago's biggest recent productions.
Illinois generated $703 million in production expenditures in 2025, up from $560 million in 2019.
The state's 35% film tax credit, extended through 2039, competes with Georgia and Louisiana for productions.