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Issue October 29, 20265 open listings3 marketsThis issue: 8 added · 6 updated · 2 closing soon · 0 expired

Atlanta1 LISTING

OngoingFilm & TVOfficial source

Challenger Featured and Recurring Background Casting

Casting TaylorMade · Atlanta, Georgia; exact set locations supplied to booked performers

Casting TaylorMade is casting featured, specialty and recurring background roles for the limited series Challenger, which films in Atlanta through February 2027; current role listings run through November 20. General listed rates are $182/12 hours for background and $196/12 for featured or directly selected roles; applicants must work as Atlanta locals and no travel or housing is provided.

Pay varies by role. Confirm your rate in writing.
Image-usage terms are not disclosed. Agree them before the shoot.
A submission is not a booking; selection is at the organizer's discretion.

Official listing Official open casting calls

When: Season filming September 2026–February 2027; current listings through November 20, 2026
Pay: Background $182/12 hours; featured/directly selected $196/12 hours; some role-specific bumps or rates may vary
Eligibility: Role-specific featured, specialty and recurring background performers; accurate current photos and availability required
Fees: No application fee disclosed
Usage: Production-specific voucher and release terms are not published on the general casting page
AI / replica: Not addressed on the general casting page
Travel: No travel or housing provided
Checked: Oct 29, 2026

Hollywood1 LISTING

OngoingFilm & TVOfficial source

Central Casting California Background Work

Central Casting · California productions; exact location listed per role

Central Casting offers free registration for paid background-actor, stand-in and double work on film, television, music-video and commercial productions. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; dates, locations, union status, rates, usage and AI terms vary by role, and completing a profile is not a booking.

Pay varies by role. Confirm your rate in writing.
Image-usage terms are not disclosed. Agree them before the shoot.
A submission is not a booking; selection is at the organizer's discretion.

Official listing California open roles

When: Ongoing registration and role notices
Pay: Paid work; rates vary by production and role and are stated on individual notices
Eligibility: All ages, genders and ethnicities; Union and nonunion; no experience required; legal U.S. work authorization required; minors need a parent or guardian
Fees: Registration is free
Usage: Varies by production; review each role notice and voucher
AI / replica: Not addressed in the general registration page; review each production agreement
Travel: Varies by production and is not stated for general registration
Checked: Oct 29, 2026

Richmond3 LISTINGS

Closing soonFilm & TVVerified third party

Paid Richmond Halloween Comedy Short Film

Movie Magpie / independent production · Richmond city area; exact set location not publicly posted

A Virginia Film Office listing seeks four or five men and women ages 18–24 for a half-day Halloween-comedy short or phone reel in Richmond between October 30 and November 1. The listed compensation is $50 plus a copy and requested raw footage; VFO is not affiliated and instructs applicants to vet the production independently.

Posted on a third-party site. Confirm details with the organizer directly.
Image-usage terms are not disclosed. Agree them before the shoot.
A submission is not a booking; selection is at the organizer's discretion.

View listing Movie Magpie website

When: One half-day on October 30, October 31 or November 1, 2026, based on availability
Pay: $50 plus a copy of the film and requested raw footage; footage is trade, not additional monetary pay
Eligibility: Four or five male and female actors ages 18–24; comedic credits or social-media reels are helpful but not stated as mandatory
Fees: No application fee disclosed
Usage: A copy and requested raw footage are offered; broader film, social and promotional usage is not disclosed
AI / replica: Not addressed by organizer
Travel: Not addressed by organizer
Checked: Oct 29, 2026

OpenFilm & TVVerified third party

Paid Richmond/Williamsburg Concept Trailer

Independent concept-trailer production (not named) · Richmond or Williamsburg, Virginia; exact set location supplied after selection

A Virginia Film Office listing seeks two male actors ages 22–30 for a half-day shoot between November 1 and 14 in Richmond or Williamsburg. Listed compensation is $50 plus the trailer and raw footage, but the organizer is not named and VFO says applicants must independently vet the production.

Posted on a third-party site. Confirm details with the organizer directly.
The organizer is not named in the listing.
Image-usage terms are not disclosed. Agree them before the shoot.
A submission is not a booking; selection is at the organizer's discretion.

View listing Modelogic Mid-Atlantic application

When: One half-day between November 1 and November 14, 2026; exact date not yet set
Pay: $50 plus a copy of the trailer and raw footage; footage is trade, not additional monetary pay
Eligibility: Two male actors ages 22–30: Randall, 26–30, former Marine/CIA profile; Munir, 22–26, Middle Eastern/Pakistani profile
Fees: No application fee disclosed
Usage: Trailer and raw footage offered to talent; broader usage not disclosed
AI / replica: Not addressed by organizer
Travel: No travel or lodging provided
Checked: Oct 29, 2026

OpenFilm & TVVerified third party

Superstars Student Short Film Casting

Karina Achico and Lici Simmons / VCU student production · Richmond, Virginia; exact set locations not publicly posted

A Virginia Film Office listing seeks local Richmond actors for the nonunion VCU student short Superstars, tentatively shooting January 21–25, 2027. Identical twins cast as Aimee and Beverly receive a $200 stipend; remaining roles are unpaid with meals, and VFO instructs applicants to vet the production independently.

Posted on a third-party site. Confirm details with the organizer directly.
Unpaid. Offered for exposure or images only.
Image-usage terms are not disclosed. Agree them before the shoot.
A submission is not a booking; selection is at the organizer's discretion.

View listing

When: Tentative January 21–25, 2027
Pay: Aimee and Beverly: $200 stipend; remaining roles unpaid; meals provided
Eligibility: Local RVA actors; Aimee and Beverly applicants must be identical twins; other role breakdowns are in the official listing/form
Fees: No application fee disclosed
Usage: Not addressed by organizer
AI / replica: Not addressed by organizer
Travel: No travel or lodging disclosed
Checked: Oct 29, 2026

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