Paramount filming @ Analy??

[ChefJayTay]

Anyone know what's going on?

[Barry]

Anyone know what's going on?

From the PD:

THIRTEEN REASONS WHY is the title of a best-selling book that a starry, starry film team is about to make into a Netflix series at the classic campus of Sebastopol’s Analy High.

Paramount TV and Netflix are right now sprucing up the 108-year-old school, planting fresh landscaping and painting two classrooms.

Filming is to begin Friday on the screen adaption of Jay Asher’s acclaimed 2007 book, “Thirteen Reasons Why.” The young person’s novel reveals the 13 taped messages that bullied student Hannah Baker made for classmates before she took her life.

The screenplay is by Brian Yorkey, who won a Pulitzer and a Tony for his work on the musical, “Next to Normal.” A producer of the 13-part series is Disney star Selena Gomez.

And the director is who? Tom McCarthy, whose “Spotlight” last year won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Analy Principal Chris Heller says having the TV production crew do its thing on campus has been a bit of a disruption, but “it’s been a nice disruption.”

[SebastopolFilm]

I was assuming it was related to the Netflix production that they were auditioning extras for last month.

Anyone know what's going on?

[Allorrah Be]

There was a racial discrimination case at the school recently; maybe that's it.

[Pickles]

This statement is a perfect example of what is wrong with our attitudes in this county, our country and our world. Spreading rumors not based in truth and creating more problems that are not needed and not based in reality.

Barry has already noted the filming of "Thirteen Reasons Why" from an article in the PD that is totally based on the truth. I can add that I have already worked on the Netflix series as a SAG-AFTRA actor/member and am very grateful for the work that they have brought to our community. The filming of the series is occurring in Sebastopol, Vallejo and San Rafael over the next six/seven months to complete the 13 episode series based on the book. AND, the production team is very professional and awesome to work with!

The storyline deals with bullies in high school and a young teenage girl who committed suicide and left thirteen tapes documenting it before doing so. It is a very timely story that needs to be told and hopefully will help others to see the effects of such behavior currently in our schools.

There was a racial discrimination case at the school recently; maybe that's it.