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Dan Futterman is showrunner of Showtime’s “American Rust,” now filming in and around Pittsburgh.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Dan Futterman, writer, executive producer and showrunner on Showtime’s “American Rust,” currently filming around the region, first came to appreciate Western Pennsylvania when he shot a small role in the locally-filmed 1992 movie comedy “Passed Away.” “It’s not a great movie but I had a lot of time on my hands and I got to explore a bit and it’s an incredible city and surrounding area,” Futterman said by phone Tuesday while at the “American Rust” production office at 31st Street Studios in the Strip. “I drove down South along the Monongahela River and the drama of the drop-off to the water in some places and the bridges and the rolling hills, it’s just really gorgeous.” ....