Vol. I · No. 01

The Slate A Publication of Hollywood East Films

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Monday · May 04, 2026 Atlantic Highlands · NJ
The Area · Issue Lead

Hollywood East is real.
Here's what's actually being built.

The $1B Netflix campus at Fort Monmouth. Twelve soundstages. Five hundred thousand square feet. The first phase opens in 2027 — and the brands and agents who position themselves now will own the next decade of the Jersey Shore.

The Three Departments

What we cover, and why it matters here.

01
The Area

Dispatches from the ground.

Fort Monmouth in real time. The Netflix build, the spillover, the towns that are about to change. Reporting and reflection on what's happening here — for the people deciding whether to plant a flag.

02
The Work

Films, case studies, and craft.

Behind the lens on real client work. What a cinematic identity is, what it costs to skip it, and the agents and brands who are using film to build a body of work that compounds.

03
The People

Operator profiles.

The agents, restaurateurs, hoteliers, and founders building the next decade of the Shore. Long-form portraits of the people behind the rooms, the listings, and the brands that are quietly shaping Hollywood East.

From the editor

"There's a difference between a place becoming valuable and a place getting noticed. The Jersey Shore has always been valuable. It's about to get noticed. The Slate is the record of that turn."

— Chris Crater · Founder, Hollywood East Films