A TV show about the Man of Steel strengthened B.C.sa国际传媒檚 economy by nearly $100 million, says a movie industry trade association.

Superman & Lois, a Warner Bros. series based on DC Comicssa国际传媒� superhero, films regularly in Surrey, Delta and Richmond. The series sees Supermansa国际传媒檚 alter ego, Clark Kent, and Lois Lane raising their children, dealing with issues associated with modern-day parenthood, starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch.

According to a Motion Picture Association sa国际传媒� Canada report, production contributed $95 million in sa国际传媒渋n-provincesa国际传媒� expenditures.

In its first season of filming, 58 per cent went to pay local production crews and other labour and 42 per cent for good and services from over 1,280 B.C.-based businesses, the association said, citing a report from Oxford Economics, a global research company.

The show saw creation of 1,220 jobs within the province and contributed $137 million to B.C.sa国际传媒檚 2020-21 gross domestic product, the report said.

Prem Gill, chief executive officer of Creative B.C., the entity the provincesa国际传媒檚 film commission is a part of, referred to the impact as phenomenal, especially amid COVID-19 and the effects the pandemic had on the industry.

sa国际传媒淭he industry in 2020 certainly had one of its toughest years and yet, one of its best years, in the sense that it came back fairly strong,sa国际传媒� Gill told Black Press Media.

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Warner Bros. said it was pleased to boost the provincial economy.

sa国际传媒淟ike so many of our B.C. productions, Superman & Lois is fortunate to work with some of the worldsa国际传媒檚 most talented cast and crew,sa国际传媒� said Sue Palladino, Warner Bros. Televisionsa国际传媒檚 executive vice-president of production, in a statement.

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Wendy Noss, Motion Picture Association sa国际传媒� Canada president, said Superman & Lois exemplifies the effect such productions can have financially.

sa国际传媒淪eason over season, television and streaming productions stimulate jobs and growth across the economy,sa国际传媒� Noss said.

Superman & Lois cast and crew also contributed money to local charitable causes, with over $24,500 raised for Cloverdale Community Kitchen, $14,000 for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and $5,000 to Reach Child & Youth Development Society for speech therapy for children and families, stated another press release.

Gill said reports like this are valuable.

sa国际传媒淚 think itsa国际传媒檚 really indicative of so many TV productions that are here in B.C. and the impact they have, both on jobs, but also the broader impacts on the economy, so itsa国际传媒檚 really great when the studios put together economic impact reports, like this,sa国际传媒� said Gill. sa国际传媒淚t really helps us understand the full impact that shows like this can have on communities like ours.sa国际传媒�

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