MILWAUKEE - Is Milwaukee ready to go Hollywood? NBC is shooting a pilot for a new drama called “The Watch” in Milwaukee. Actor Lou Diamond Philips was here shooting a scene near the Calatrava Monday. He plays Milwaukee’s Police Chief, something Mayor Tom Barrett had fun with. "Today I'm pleased to announce our new police chief, Lou Diamond Philips," Mayor Barrett joked. “The streets will be safe,” Philips assured the mayor in return. The producers decided to use Milwaukee as the setting for their show because of new incentives for TV and movies to shoot here. “We’re going to be seeing a lot of your downtown beauty, and be a part of that,” Philips said. The director of the show, Charles McDougall won an Emmy for directing the pilot to “Desperate Housewives.” There's no decision on whether NBC will pick up the show. "The Watch," is a show about a neighborhood watch group that takes matters into its own hands in the fictional Milwaukee suburb of Ridgeview. Philips also said it’s good to work outside of Los Angeles or New York.