Netflix is quietly preparing one of the largest production developments currently planned in the United States — and it isn’t happening in Hollywood.
The streaming company is transforming the former Fort Monmouth military base in New Jersey into a massive studio campus. The project is expected to cost roughly $1 billion. According to reports on the Netflix Fort Monmouth studio development, the site will eventually become a full-scale production hub for film and television projects.
Hundreds of acres of land will be redeveloped into soundstages, production offices, post-production facilities, and outdoor backlot areas. In practical terms, that means something simple: Netflix wants a place where multiple productions can run at the same time without relying entirely on rented studio space.
New Jersey has been actively positioning itself as a production destination. Strong film tax incentives and close proximity to New York’s creative workforce make the region particularly attractive for large streaming projects.
The Fort Monmouth site sits roughly an hour from Manhattan. For actors, crew members, and post-production teams already working in New York, the location is easy to reach — which makes it even more appealing for studios planning long-term production schedules.
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That question may matter more than the studio itself.
When large studio campuses open, productions tend to arrive quickly. Soundstages rarely stay empty for long. As projects move in, demand grows across the entire production ecosystem.
Lighting technicians. Camera crews. Set builders. Costume departments. Post-production teams. All of them benefit when a studio facility becomes part of the production pipeline.
Netflix has already expanded its global production infrastructure with studio investments in locations such as the United Kingdom and Spain. The Fort Monmouth development suggests the company is now looking to strengthen its long-term production presence on the U.S. East Coast as well.
If the complex reaches the scale currently planned, it could become one of the most significant new production centers in the American industry — and a potential source of new film industry jobs for years to come.