Shannyn Sossamon stars in pilot filming around Albuquerque

• Filming is expected to continue through early April

The television pilot “The Cleaning Lady,” produced by Warner Bros. Television/4423 Productions LLC for FOX, will film in Albuquerque and Algodones between mid March and early April 2020.

The New Mexico State Film Office last week announced the pilot that was written by Miranda Kwok (“The 100”). She also will executive produce along with showrunner Melissa Carter (“Queen Sugar,” “Stargirl”), Shay Mitchell (“Pretty Little Liars”), Rose Marie Vega and Paola Suarez.

Michael Offer (“Longmire,” “Homeland”) will direct and executive produce the pilot.

The production is employing about 120 New Mexico crew members, 20 principal New Mexico actors, and 500 New Mexico background talent.

Shannyn Sossamon (“Sleepy Hollow,” “Wayward Pines”) stars as Reyna, a whip-smart Filipina doctor who comes to the United States in hopes of getting medical treatment for her critically ill son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she becomes an on-call “cleaning lady” for the mob.

“The Cleaning Lady” is a darkly aspirational character drama about one woman's refusal to be marginalized and abused by corrupt systems of power, and follows her rise as she starts playing the game by her own rules.

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