Apple TV+ series to film in downtown Vandergrift this week

Film crews will be active in and around Vandergrift on Thursday for the production of an upcoming AppleTV+ series, tentatively titled “Parallax.”

In a letter addressed to residents, the crew said the filming would result in temporary no-parking zones 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. throughout chunks of downtown, mostly around Washington, Grant and Columbia avenues.

Intermittent road closures between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. will also be in place in the same areas as well as 11th Avenue and 12th and 3rd streets, according to the letter.

Apple TV+ publicist Shelly Williams said some locals will serve as extras during the filming.

The letter said crews will work with residents and workers who need to enter or exit the filming area to “limit inconveniences” for locals.

Vandergrift Councilwoman Marilee Kessler said the borough is excited to host the crews and appreciative that the area was selected.

The borough was previously turned into the fictional Banshee, Pa., in 2015 for Cinemax’s action series “Banshee.”

“Parallax” crews have worked throughout the region, including previous shoots in South Buffalo’s riverside Clinton neighborhood.

“Parallax,” a placeholder name for the project, is based on crime novels by Lars Kepler — the pseudonym used by Swedish writers Alexander and Alexandra Ahndoril, a husband-and-wife team.

According to an Apple TV+ release, the 10-part series follows a soldier-turned-detective who leaves Philadelphia for a quiet life in Western Pennsylvania. There, he becomes embroiled in the investigation into a local serial killer.

The show stars Liev Schreiber as Detective Jonah Lynn, Stephen Graham as serial killer Jurek Walter and Zazie Beetz as FBI agent Saga Bauer, who is Lynn’s adopted daughter. In addition to A+E, the series also will be developed by Range Studios.