A spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department said the crew was filming around 4 p.m. downtown, when the producers were approached by several people. The group claimed that if he didn’t stop filming he would come back and shoot someone, police said. However, they said no violence would occur if they were paid an unspecified amount. The producers decided to stop filming and look for a new location. Local news outlet The Baltimore Banner reported that drug dealers tried to extort $50,000 from the production, which the producers refused to pay. Deadline has reached out to the show’s studio, Endeavor Content, for comment. The Apple+ series stars Natalie Portman and has been filming in Baltimore for the past few months. The series is based on a book by former Baltimore Sun reporter and writer Laura Lippman and also stars Baltimore native Moses Ingram, who recently appeared in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
