ABC auto industry drama set, filmed in Detroit

Detroit's industry is changing from automobiles to, well, it's not exactly sure yet. It could possibly be movies with the big incentives the state is passing out. However, Detroit is still the Motor City. So, in a mixture of what could be Detroit and what has been Detroit, ABC is reportedly filming an hour-long pilot drama about the auto industry here in the city called the Prince of Motor City - complete with a Dr. Z look-a-like.

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The Prince Of Motor City: To be an auto tycoon... or not to be? That's the problem plaguing philosophy lecturer Billy Hamilton.

His father, the legendary William Hamilton III of Hamilton Motor Works, was just killed in a mysterious accident. And when Billy returns home for the funeral, he's shocked to discover that his father left him... everything. The factory. The assets. Detroit's fourth-biggest auto plant. All the power and wealth he can imagine. But Billy's not sure if he wants it. Because the situation back home has gotten strange indeed.

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