Hollywood South News with Jabari: Actor Yancey Arias talks about working with ‘Treme’ producer David Mills

Posted: Jul 13, 2015 / 05:43 PM AST

Updated: Jul 13, 2015 / 06:08 PM AST

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Salem Season 3

Our sister station WGN American is bringing back their hit TV series that was shot in Shreveport.

According to Hollywood Reporter, the supernatural drama Salem concluded season 2 averaging 1.1 million total viewers and 545,000 total viewers on Sundays, with seven days of delayed viewing.

Season 3 of Salem starts production later this year which will consist of 13 new episodes returning in 2016.

Yancey Arias

Yancey Arias has been in the acting business for 30 years with roles in almost every well-known TV series growing his career with every role he receives. One starring role, in particular, is the TV series Kingpin.

After hundreds of actors auditioning for the lead role, Yancey was the perfect person for the part. He became great friends with the creator of the show David Mills who also was the producer and creator on shows like The Wire, and the New Orleans shot TV series Treme.

Mills passed away on a movie set in 2010 due to a brain aneurysm. Yancey talked about how the former journalist was more than just a writer and a producer. He was an inspiration to his friends and family.