OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Holly Hunter hopes some of the scenes for the second season of her TNT series, ''Saving Grace,'' can be filmed in Oklahoma City.

''We love Oklahoma City,'' said Hunter, who plays hard-charging Oklahoma City police Detective Grace Hanadarko on the show, which debuted in July.

''We're here with the hope of being able to shoot our series here, in part, and kind of brand Oklahoma City, expand the scope of the stories we want to tell and just include the city with the characters,'' the 49-year-old actress said Thursday.

Keys to the city were presented to Hunter and Oklahoma City native Nancy Miller, producer and writer for ''Saving Grace.'' The presentation was made by Mayor Mick Cornett.

Miller said TNT has ordered 15 episodes for a second season, and she'd like to shoot scenes for some of those shows in Oklahoma City.

''That's what we hope, but we need help with our budget in order to shoot here,'' Miller said. ''We've already got scenes in our mind along the Oklahoma River, at the (Oklahoma City) Museum of Art, at Bricktown - that's what we're hoping.''

The first season was filmed primarily at a studio in Los Angeles, and Miller said there's little incentive for the network to spend extra money to film in Oklahoma City.

''Unfortunately, we've proven that we can shoot a successful show, set in Oklahoma City, in Los Angeles,'' Miller said.

''This is a personal thing for us,'' she added. ''(Oklahoma City) is already a character, but we could make it a lead character.''

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer

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