'Outer Banks' co-creator to begin filming new series in Wilmington

An Amazon series is set to begin filming in Wilmington this week.

"The Runarounds," a new eight-episode series, will film scenes on the front lawn of New Hanover High School on Friday, according to an email from the city of Wilmington.

Wilmington resident Jonas Pate, who's also the co-creator of the hit Netflix series "Outer Banks," will shoot "The Runarounds," which is about a real-life pop/rock band of the same name trying to make it big. The band appeared on season three of "Outer Banks" and played Wilmington venue Bourgie Nights in 2023.

A pilot for "The Runarounds" shot in Wilmington in 2022 as "Untitled Band Project," with locations that included New Hanover High School, downtown Wilmington and the Forest Hills and Carolina Heights neighborhoods.

In an interview with the StarNews in February, Pate said "The Runarounds" could create opportunities for Wilmington bands, as some scenes call for bands other than The Runarounds to be playing.

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"I'd rather use a local band than a band from somewhere else," he said.

"The Runarounds" might also include the last screen appearance of North Carolina music legend Dexter Romweber, who shot a cameo role for the series in 2022. Romweber, who rose to fame in the late 1980s with the punk/rockabilly group Flat Duo Jets, died Feb. 16 at the age of 57.

In his honor, Pate said, "The Runarounds" will feature a recurring location called Romweber's Pizza.