A former military base in Monmouth County, New Jersey, will soon host a massive Netflix film studio. Plans for the 289-acre, $903 million campus were approved by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board on December 19.The plants working name is Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth. AN has reached out to NJEDA for information about the project, and who the architect is. The site Netflix chose for its new flagship production location on the East Coast is Oceanport, New Jersey, which borders Eatontown. Soon, the Jersey Shore locale will have Netflix offices, 12 soundstages, backlot areas, and other filmmaking accoutrements. The campus will be about 30 miles south of Newark Liberty International Airport, a short drive for film execs stopping over from California.The green light from the Garden State happened while other projects are underway in the Tri-state area today that steal Hollywoods thunder by bringing film production to the East Coast, like what Robert De Niro is doing in Queens with BIG at Wildflower Studios. With Netflix leading the way, the creation of new, world-class studios has solidified New Jerseys standing as a national leader in film and television production, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said in a statement.The approval made by the NJEDA Board today will help create thousands of good-paying jobs, support small businesses and vendors, and stimulate the regional economy.Some original elements of the former military base will be retained, like recognizable brick archways. (Courtesy Netflix)Renderings of Netflix Studios Fort Monmouth show hulking opaque masses rising up from the ground, surrounded by trees. Brick walls with arches, that have been at the military base for some time now, will be retainedalbeit with modern Netflix signagedividing the inside and outside.Netflix won a bidding war in 2022 for the site, which covers about one-quarter of a former U.S. Air Base that was shuttered in 2011. After the military base closed, thousands of people lost their jobs, and a local race track became the regions main economic driver. Plans for the Netflix campus were first unveiled later in 2022. The project was shepherded through planning phases by Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority, a task force in charge of developing the former Fort Monmouth military base, together with Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix.Looking ahead, NJEDA, Governor Murphy, Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority, and Sarandos pledged that the forthcoming Netflix campus will bring 1,500 permanent and 3,500 construction jobs back to the county, which has long leaned upon the military base for economic security.The campus will have 12 sound stages. (Courtesy Netflix)The military base at Fort Monmouth first opened in 1928, and it played a significant role during World War II, one marred by controversy. Julius Rosenberg, the famous Soviet spy from Brooklyn, was a mole at Fort Monmouth, who fed the Russians secrets about American nuclear technology he learned there. Rosenberg, his wife Ethyl, and his two coworkers at Fort MonmouthJoel Barr and Alfred Sarrantmet mixed fates. Fort Monmouth eventually became known as the most notorious spy ring in U.S. history, the subject of a book by Steven T. Usdin, Engineering Communism, which watched Barr and Sarant shift shapes from undercover spies in the U.S. to life on the lamb in Moscow. After fleeing for the U.S.S.R. Barr and Sarant used their accrued knowledge from having worked at Fort Monmouth to build ZATOs, or closed cities, all over the Soviet Union.Swathes of green lawn abut the entrance to the film production complex. (Courtesy Netflix)After the war, Fort Monmouth stayed open, albeit in various capacities as an information center, and other mixed military uses. Now, after a decade long hiatus, the sprawling site on the Jersey Shore will be an economic engine once again.The film industry is thriving across New Jersey, and Netflixs commitment to building a first-rate studio in Monmouth County highlights our states growing prominence in this field, Senator Vin Gopal added. This project will prove to have a significant impact on our local economy by helping to create jobs, support small businesses, and revitalize communities.