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Inside The 1860s Sets (COPPER Making Of)

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Channel: BBC America · 2012 · Entertainment

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"Walking into this studio, you step out of 2012 and into 1864." "This is, hands down, the most spectacular set I've ever seen." "I'm in awe every day. Like, I walk on the sets, and I think, Jesus! There's so much love for detail..."

So rave the stars of BBC America's COPPER in this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the jaw-dropping sets of this all new original series set in New York City in 1864.

Get an up-close tour of the incredible stages on which this series was filmed - and discover the incredibly authentic ways in which this world has been recreated, from the city's notorious Five Points to the elegant and corrupt world of Fifth Avenue, and the emerging African-American community in northern Manhattan. 

Says Co-Creator and Executive Producer, Emmy® Award-Winner Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life on the Streets, Oz), " You can't run out to Sears and buy an 1860s prop..."

Want more Copper? Check out the Ultimate Series Playlist only on BBC America's YouTube channel for more: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDEC0A2F8D12F8F57&feature=plcp

COPPER is a gripping cop drama set in 1860s New York City, and centers on Kevin Corcoran,. Corcoran is struggling to maintain his moral compass in a turbulent world while on an emotional and relentless quest to learn the truth about the disappearance of his wife and the death of his daughter.

COPPER stars Tom Weston-Jones (MI-5) and Franka Potente (The Bourne Supremacy, Run Lola Run). The series is created by Fontana and Academy Award®-nominee Will Rokos (Monster's Ball, Southland)

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