Special to The Point
Story and photos by Laura Paull
Point
Richmond residents out and about early Sunday July 9 found the town center
and Ferry Point tunnel blocked off by orange cones, police cars, and
lots of strangers standing around.
The reason?
Paramount Television was
filming scenes for the second season of Thirteen Reasons Why, a Netflix dramatic series popular with the young set. It is based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and adapted by Brian Yorkey for Netflix.
Although
email and other communications from the production company had led some
to locals to imagine they'd see a motorcycle chase scene through the
Ferry tunnel, the action mostly entailed two young actors on an old
green Vespa putt-putting through the tunnel at the usual speed.
As is the way of Hollywood filming, it took hours of preparation just to get
those few shots. Many curious Point Richmond folks stopped and watched for a
while, then moved on.
When the second season begins in March 2018 Point residents will have to wait to find out when the
ferry tunnel shot will appear.
