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T H E B O N D S M A N | P E R S P E C T I V E 4 3 A. EXTERIOR HALLORAN COMPOUND. BUILT ON LOCATION, SENOIA, GA. PRODUCTION STILL. The most challenging set to create was the Halloran compound, the series' backlot. It is the core locale for the show and required a piece of rural land large enough to accommodate a three-bay auto garage/ gas station, set alongside a two-story house, and situated off a two-lane road. Fortunately, the company found a stellar option just outside our studio gates. The one catch was that it was on a slight flood plain and required a significant amount of grading before installing a drainage system to protect the sets from the wet Georgia spring weather. The creative team developed a backstory that the gas station/auto shop was built in the 1960s and reflects that style of architecture in the set design, with rounded corners, a V-shaped awning and original paneled wood garage doors, all of which were custom-built. I gravitated toward the V-shaped awning because it feels menacing and alludes to the evil lurking near Hub. I also opted for the trim color to be a dark red—a nod to the blood- soaked demon battles heading our way this season. We hired a talented sign writer to create the stencils above the garage bays and on the various entry doors, completing the vintage aesthetic. Next door to the bond shop is the house where Hub grew up and where his mother still lives. I wanted Kitty's house to radiate warmth and be a refuge that starkly contrasts the darkness and