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Despite having a vibrant production industry in Bucharest, projects of this scale and profile don't land often in Romania, so the show was privileged to be able to attract the talent we needed to make things work. Adrian Curelea came on board as Supervising Art Director, and with Senior Art Director Serban Porupca, they quickly put a team together of talented Art Directors to tackle the mountain of work ahead of us. In an attempt to bridge the cultural gap, I brought Rob Hepburn on as the primary set decorator. He had been part of the original Toronto plan and with an impressive CV behind him, would help me bring a North American aesthetic to Eastern Europe. Art Director Diana Ghinea headed up the Jericho build with construction manager Cristian Feraru. We had identified a tract of land near the studio that provided us with a great backdrop of trees to stage the center of town. Within days, the ground work began. The area had some water issues, so the entire site was membraned before the crew laid the foundations for the roads and building footings. Given our short timeframe, we had a B. JERICHO MAIN STREET. BUILT ON BACKLOT AT BUFTEA STUDIOS. IN PROGRESS. C. STATUE OF JOSEPH CRACKSTONE IN FRONT OF THE JERICHO CHURCH. SET PHOTO. D. JERICHO MAIN STREET. SET PHOTO. B C D