Creative control, directly in your hands.

Using the most advanced casting technology in the industry, your team searches and selects the background talent that defines the look and feel of your show, without handing off that creative vision to anyone else.

With Production Driven Casting, you still get the support of dedicated Casting Directors, access to a large talent database, and the industry's leading payroll provider — you stay in the driver's seat from start to finish.

With Production Driven Casting, you get the same dedicated Central Casting casting directors with deep industry expertise and a genuine understanding of what it takes to bring a production to life.

This dedicated team creates a talent Lookbook curated specifically for your production. Next, your production team selects, books and manages the background talent using the Casting Portal, the most advanced casting technology in the industry.

You stay in the driver’s seat from start to finish, without ever handing off creative control.

Finding the right background talent starts with having access to the right people.

Central Casting's large talent database gives your production an unmatched pool of talent to draw from wherever your production takes you. Whether your production calls for a specific look, a particular skill set, or talent available on short notice, the depth and diversity of our database means the right fit is always within reach.

No compromises, no shortcuts — just the best talent for your production.

Your production is supported by the industry’s most advanced background casting technology – one secure platform to search talent, issue bookings, manage contracts, and track every detail of the casting process from pre-production through wrap.

Plus, every booking flows directly into SmartVoucher, EP's industry-leading digital voucher technology, which captures and confirms times and fees digitally on set — eliminating paper processes, reducing overtime costs, and keeping your production organized and audit-ready.

Because SmartVoucher is fully integrated with the Casting Portal, what gets cast is what gets paid, with no manual handoffs and no room for error.

Background talent payroll is handled by Entertainment Partners — the industry's leading payroll provider and the parent company of Central Casting.

Because casting and payroll live on the same integrated platform, there's no reconciliation between systems, no data getting lost in translation, and only one accountable partner responsible for the whole process.

EP's payroll team processes edits within 48 hours, with built-in reviews from dedicated paymasters, and provides clear, production-ready cost reporting tied directly to your voucher data.

Wherever your production takes you, EP Payroll delivers end-to-end payroll coverage.