The crew that films “Stumptown,” the new ABC TV series that’s set in Portland, will likely be busy keeping palm trees out of the shots. That’s because the show is apparently going to shoot on location in Southern California. Tim Williams, executive director of the Oregon Film office, says that he’s heard the project will film on location in Los Angeles.

The “Stumptown” pilot was filmed in Vancouver, B.C. in March, with a few days of location work in Portland. The trailer for the upcoming series, which ABC reported was the most-watched of all teasers for new shows coming in the 2019-2020 season, boasts some recognizable Portland locations.

But now, it seems, “Stumptown” is trading Pacific Northwest moodiness for SoCal sunshine. We’ll see how that works out. The series stars Cobie Smulders as private investigator Dex Parios, described in ABC publicity as “a strong, assertive and sharp-witted army veteran with a complicated love life, gambling debt and a brother to take care of in Portland, Oregon.”

The show is inspired by a series of graphic novels written by Greg Rucka. In addition to Smulders, the cast includes Tantoo Cardinal as Sue Lynn Blackbird, Cole Sibus as Ansel Parios, Adrian Martinez as Tookie, Camryn Manheim as Lieutenant Cosgrove and Michael Ealy as Detective Miles Hoffman.

The pilot included Mark Webber, as a friend and possible love interest for Smulders’ character. But after the pilot was filmed, it was decided that Webber’s role would be recast. This news prompted a mini-flurry of publicity, after Webber took to social media to register his disappointment and disapproval.

According to Deadline, the “Stumptown” role originally played by Webber will now be played by Jake Johnson (“New Girl”). “Stumptown” will air at 10 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC this fall.

-- Kristi Turnquist

kturnquist@oregonian.com 503-221-8227 @Kristiturnquist

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