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‘Paper Empire’ Sets Entire Third Season Shoot At Saudi Arabia’s Film AlUla

Cryptocurrency drama Paper Empire will film the entirety of its 10-episode third season at Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning shooting hub and location Film AlUla. Created and directed by Robert Gillings, the high-profile cast will feature Robert Davi, Denise Richards, Kelsey Grammar, Carole Alt, Helena Mattsson, Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer, Richard Grieco, Robert Knepper, Steve Guttenberg among a host of returning and guest stars. The action-drama series is produced by Robert Gillings Productions, Tadross Media Group and Inner Circle Films. “We are delighted the Paper Empire team will be basing their new season in AlUla, we’ve worked with the creative team to provide locations which underscore the glamour, opulence and world-class production value of the series,” said Film AlUla Director Charlene Deleon-Jones.

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Denise Richards has played plenty of trophy wives, both fictional and semi-fictional, but her latest role as the ex-spouse of a high-rolling crypto fraudster in upcoming series “Paper Empire” gave Richards the opportunity to do “something very fun and challenging and very different,” she says.

The show, which premiered at MipTV in Cannes last week, tells the story of financier Laurence Fintch (played by Robert Davi) who finds himself in jail after carrying out a multi-million-dollar cryptocurrency fraud. Fintch has no plans to stay in jail, regardless of what the FBI think, and soon hatches a daring plan to break out. The Robert Gillings-created series also stars Wesley Snipes, Kelsey Grammer and Danny Glover.

Richards says Gillings sold the role of Fintch’s glamorous ex-wife Bentley to her on the basis of his pitch. “It is the first project I’ve ever done, I believe in my entire career,...

"Paper Empire", is the new live-action, episodic action adventure TV series, written and directed by Robert Gillings, starring Robert Davi, Denise Richards, Kelsey Grammer and Wesley Snipes:

"...'Laurence Fintch' (Davi) creates the illusion of his managed billions...

"...being lost in a 'Ponzi Scheme'...

"...so he can divert the funds within a 'Cryptography' he calls 'Digital Limbo'..."

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Exclusive: Nip/Tuck and Unforgettable star Dylan Walsh has signed on for the lead in the indie feature Fright Fest from director Ante Novakovic. Shooting in Philadelphia, the story follows Spencer Crowe, a former A-List horror director long past his prime who, having been in and out of rehab several times, gets a second chance at his career when he’s given the opportunity to produce a horror film festival in his hometown. Written by Novakovic and Robert Gillings, it’s…...