"Top Chef," MrBeast show approved for millions in state film incentives

Zoom out: In addition to "Top Chef," two other shows and four independent feature-length films were approved for North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants.

• The productions are expected to create more than 3,800 jobs, spend over $131.6 million in the state, and elevate North Carolina as a tourism destination.

The other grants went to:

• "RJ Decker:" The ABC pilot filmed in the Wilmington area. $2.8 million.
• "Beast Games:" The second season of MrBeast's reality competition was shot in and around Pitt and New Hanover counties. $15 million.
• "Drivers Ed:" The Bobby Farrelly-directed comedy film used locations in New Hanover, Pender and Orange counties. $1.835 million.
• "Bad Counselors:" This comedy filmed in Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties. $2.03 million.
• "The Bard:" A historical drama about enslaved poet George Moses Horton in 19th-century North Carolina has wrapped in the Piedmont Triad. The director, Kevin Willmott, won an Oscar for co-writing "BlacKkKlansman." $4.6 million.
• "May and the Woodsman:" The film will use locations in the Piedmont Triad and Northwest prosperity zones, areas targeted for economic development. $412,500.