About 'Gin Joint,' the Apple+ series that filmed in the East Village yesterday

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

We fielded a lot of questions about the filming in Tompkins Square Park yesterday...

Film notices pointed to a TV series called "Gin Joint." However, crew members were tight-lipped about what exactly this was. 

A little digging via Deadline turned up an Apple+ series with the working title "Gin Joint" — an "upcoming untitled thriller series created by Alex ("Homeland") Cary and starring Dakota Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård." 

And! 

Plot: An undercover Treasury agent (Fanning) infiltrates a massive international conglomerate and grows conflicted about her target, the corrupt corporate heir. Cast: Features Dakota Fanning, Stellan Skarsgård, Daryl McCormack and Grace Gummer. 

Other working code names for the show include "Ella" and "Foxglove." 

Filming yesterday took place on the closed-off multipurpose courts/TF...

The casting call for Park extras went like this: 

Seeking NON-UNION to portray various park goer roles such as: Shaved Ice Vendor, Park Goers w. Dogs, People Smoking Pot, Moms, Men Playing Ping Pong, Sunbathers, Basketball players, Etc. Some of these roles will change over into diner patron/bartender/waiter roles as well later in the day. 

Being very method-y, we spent the day smoking pot to prepare for the call... but fell asleep and missed the whole thing. 

Also, the cast cooled their heels in some nice production trailers on Fourth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue...

Above shot by EVG