Movies and TV Shows Filmed in Vancouver in 2026 | Hollywood North Highlights

Last Updated on October 4, 2026 by Explore Vancouver

This page is a running, year-by-year record of the TV shows and movies filmed in Vancouver. The newest year sits on top and every earlier year stays below it, so you can check what is shooting now and look back at what filmed in past years.

It currently covers 2026 and 2025, and more years are added over time. Schedules shift often, so treat dates as a guide rather than a promise. Last checked October 4, 2026.

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What Is Filming in Vancouver Right Now?

As of early October 2026, these productions are active or about to start in Metro Vancouver and nearby areas.

• The Last of Us, Season 3: BC filming from March 2 to November 27, with a summer break from June to late July.
• Fire Country, Season 5: June 22 to November 24 across British Columbia.
• Allegiance, Season 4: Surrey and Vancouver, July 13 to October 22.
• Scrubs, Season 2: the revival is back in Vancouver from July 20 to October 19.
• Life is Strange, Season 1: the Amazon series, June 29 to October 16.
• The Rookie North, Season 1: August 11 to November 23.
• School Spirits, Season 4: August 21 to November 24.
• Things We Never Got Over, Season 1: September 8 to December 15.
• When Calls the Heart, Season 14: Langley, August 4 to November 25.
• Lex: a Hulu pilot with Dylan O’Brien and Jenny Slate, October 15 to October 23.
• God of War, Season 1: BC filming starts October 26.

For the most current weekly updates, the Hollywood North Buzz production list tracks start dates, wraps and soundstages for every BC production.

Coming Up: Filming Later in 2026 and in 2027

• November 2026: Icebreaker, Very Young Frankenstein and The End of the World as We Know It all start on November 2.
• January 2027: Hope Valley 1874 Season 2, and a Manifest follow-up series called Arrivals that runs into June 2027.
• February 2027: RoboCop, a series directed by James Wan with Dan Stevens, scheduled from February 1 to July 19.
• Spring 2027: Off Campus Season 3 in April and Every Year After Season 2 in May.

TV Shows Filmed in Vancouver in 2026

Television drives Vancouver’s schedule. 2026 has been one of Vancouver’s busiest years, with new seasons of The Last of Us, Shōgun, Yellowjackets, Fire Country, Virgin River and Animal Control all filmed in and around Metro Vancouver. Most of the biggest returning series are tied to the city’s soundstages.

The Last of Us, Season 3

The HBO series shoots on a long schedule in British Columbia, with stage work at The Bridge Studios. Photos of a large post-apocalyptic set built in Gastown circulated in 2026. The production uses the working title Calm Current, which is useful if you spot paperwork on a street pole.

Shōgun, Season 2

Filming ran from late January until mid-September 2026 under the working title Category 10. Stage work used the new Lake City Studios in Burnaby, sets were spotted in Port Moody, and scenes were also shot in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island. The first season began filming in and around Vancouver in September 2021.

Yellowjackets, Season 4

The cast list is large, and the shoot ran from February 25 to July 30, with stage work at Vancouver Film Studios. The production is now wrapped.

Animal Control, Season 5

Joel McHale returned for a fifth season that filmed in Metro Vancouver from June 15 to August 21. The comedy follows an animal control team, and it uses parks and everyday neighbourhoods around the region. Season 4 filmed here in late 2025.

More series that filmed in Vancouver in 2026

• Virgin River, Season 8: April 22 to August 7. The show is set in Northern California but films around Metro Vancouver. Past seasons have used Whonnock Lake in Maple Ridge, Camp Howdy in North Vancouver and the Bernie Legge Theatre in New Westminster.
• Off Campus, Season 2: June 1 to September 23, under the working title Skylight. Season 3 is planned for April 2027.
• The Audacity, Season 2: scheduled from June 16 to September 28, under the working title Voltaire.
• Tracker, Season 3: the CBS series filmed in the region, including a set in Ladner Village in South Delta and scenes in and near the Wedgewood Hotel in Vancouver in January.
• Watson: the CBS drama built around Sherlock Holmes’s famous companion was still on the January 2026 filming list.
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Season 3: wrapped on March 13. Recent shooting included John Lawson Park and Pier in West Vancouver, and earlier seasons used the Sea to Sky Highway, Britannia Beach, Hycroft Mansion, Heritage Hall and Simon Fraser University.
• Wild Cards: the CBC Gem crime drama wrapped its latest shoot on March 13, and Season 5 is on the production list with dates still to be confirmed.
• Mayfair Witches, Season 3: shot through the winter and was expected to wrap around February 11.
• Coven Academy: a Disney teen drama set in New Orleans but filmed in Vancouver, running from December until March 5.
• Hope Valley 1874, Season 1: an eight-episode series from the When Calls the Heart universe that wrapped on March 13. Season 2 is listed for January 2027.
• Phony, Season 1: filmed in Metro Vancouver from March 20 to May 22.
• Scrubs, Season 2: the ABC revival returned to Vancouver after a successful first season, with filming from July 20 to October 19.
• School Spirits, Season 4: the Paramount+ series was confirmed for a fourth season, with filming from August 21 to November 24.
• God of War, Season 1: Amazon’s live-action series was reported filming in Metro Vancouver from February 25, with a set covered at Greenwood Park in March. The current production list shows another block starting October 26.
• Elle: a follow-up to Legally Blonde, listed among the Lower Mainland film sets in June 2026.
• Murder in a Small Town, Season 3: the Canadian crime drama based on the Alberg and Cassandra mystery novels was listed among May 2026 productions.

New series and pilots filming in Vancouver

Summer and fall brought a burst of brand-new projects. Some will become series and some will not, since a pilot is a test episode.

• Life is Strange: an Amazon series based on the video game, shot under the working title Fender.
• The Rookie North: a new spin-off of The Rookie with Jay Ellis, with Nathan Fillion among the producers.
• The Probability of Miracles: a limited series with Ginnifer Goodwin, filmed from June 25 to October 7.
• Icebreaker and Very Young Frankenstein: both start November 2. Icebreaker runs to late February 2027, and Very Young Frankenstein, with Zach Galifianakis and Kumail Nanjiani, runs to December 17.
• Hulu pilots: Cable Guy (Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr.) in late July and early August, Durango (Kathryn Newton and Cooper Hoffman) from July 6 to July 23, and Lex in October.
• Ghost Girl: a Disney pilot that filmed from August 3 to August 16.
• The X-Files reboot pilot: written and directed by Ryan Coogler, filmed from May 11 to June 11 under the working title Alphabet Soup.

Movies Filmed in Vancouver in 2026

Feature films are fewer than series in 2026, and most shoot for a few weeks rather than a few months. Here is what is on record.

• In a Holidaze: a Netflix film based on the 2020 novel of the same name. It finished its Lower Mainland filming on March 12.
• Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story: a Disney musical that filmed in Vancouver from August 10 to September 25.
• The End of the World as We Know It: a feature from Working Title Films, scheduled for Metro Vancouver and Pemberton from November 2 to December 14.
• A Most Delightful Game: a 1980s-set film about a young woman investigating her sister’s death along a dangerous highway, starring Ruby Modine and Richard Harmon.
• Timeout: an English-language remake of the French film L’Emploi du Temps with Adam Sandler and Willem Dafoe, reported in May as about to start filming. Sandler was spotted around Vancouver and Squamish during the shoot.
• Man of Tomorrow: mostly shot elsewhere, but it had a short Victoria shoot on August 25 and 26.
• Queens For A Day: a feature film set in and around Vancouver, listed as upcoming by the Film and Television Industry Alliance in April.

Two films from 2025 still draw searches: Karoshi, which brought samurai action to Gastown in June 2025, and The Best Is Yet to Come with Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck. Both are covered in the 2025 section below.

Movies Filmed in Vancouver in 2025

Vancouver lived up to its nickname “Hollywood North” in 2025, and these are the productions we tracked across the city that year. Some, like Animal Control and Allegiance, returned for new seasons in 2026 and appear above.

The Best Is Yet to Come

Starring Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck, The Best Is Yet to Come filmed across Metro Vancouver from August to September 2025. The movie follows two lifelong friends on a heartfelt road trip across North America as they reconnect with family and old memories. Vancouver’s neighbourhoods and coastal highways provided an ideal backdrop for the film’s emotional journey.

Karoshi

Karoshi brought samurai action to the streets of Gastown in June 2025. The production transformed parts of West Cordova Street into a stylized Japanese setting. The film’s mysterious plot and striking visuals show how adaptable Vancouver’s urban areas can be for many cinematic visions. Part of Simon Fraser University was also transformed for the shoot, and Wicked star Cynthia Erivo was spotted on set.

More movies filmed in Vancouver in 2025

• The Social Reckoning: Sony Pictures’ sequel to The Social Network filmed in Metro Vancouver from October 15 into December 2025, even though the story is set in New York. A Caribbean-style bar set took over part of English Bay Beach in November, and Jeremy Allen White and Mikey Madison were reported on set.
• Camp Rock 3: the Disney sequel filmed in September 2025, with the Jonas Brothers spotted on set at Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby.
• Air Bud Returns: scheduled to film in Vancouver from October 1 to November 21, 2025.
• A Dog’s Perfect Christmas: scheduled to film in Vancouver on October 28, 2025, according to the Film and Television Industry Alliance.
• Backrooms and Winthrop: both listed among the features filming in British Columbia in early July 2025.

TV Shows Filmed in Vancouver in 2025

Watson

The CBS drama Watson, inspired by the world of Sherlock Holmes, continued filming in Vancouver through early 2025. The series used sets at The Bridge Studios and filmed outdoor scenes at the University of British Columbia and other local landmarks. Vancouver’s blend of classic and modern architecture made it a strong stand-in for London.

Allegiance, Season 3

Allegiance, the Canadian police drama, filmed its third season across Vancouver and Surrey from July to November 2025. The series follows a police officer balancing loyalty and justice, with several scenes shot in downtown Vancouver and local government buildings.

Animal Control, Season 4

Starring Joel McHale, Animal Control filmed its fourth season in Vancouver from August through November 2025. The comedy captures the daily chaos of an animal control team, with parks and neighbourhoods around the city providing lively settings for the show’s humour.

More TV shows filmed in Vancouver in 2025

• Tracker: Season 2 was filming in Metro Vancouver in January 2025, and Season 3 followed, including a set in Ladner Village in South Delta.
• Fire Country: set in California, but filmed in and around Vancouver, Fort Langley and Surrey.
• Resident Alien: a new season was in production across Metro Vancouver in January 2025.
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 2 was wrapping up in early 2025 after filming began the previous August. Season 3 started in the Lower Mainland in August 2025 under the working title Mink Golden and ran into March 2026.
• Avatar: The Last Airbender, Season 3: listed as in production in early July 2025. Netflix later published a guide to where the series has filmed around Vancouver.
• Trinity: a Netflix series that transformed the Vancouver Art Gallery into a large downtown set.
• The Altruists: an eight-part Netflix series that kept filming through the fall of 2025.
• The Audacity, Season 1: the AMC series with Billy Magnussen, Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis and Randall Park filmed in and around Vancouver in 2025, including scenes at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster in August.
• Carrie: an Amazon Prime Video series that altered storefronts and closed streets in Cloverdale, Surrey, for a multi-day shoot with a fiery car scene.
• Scrubs: the first season of the ABC revival filmed in Vancouver in the fall of 2025.
• Wild Cards: the CBC Gem crime drama filmed Seasons 3 and 4 from July 28, 2025 to March 13, 2026.
• Mayfair Witches, Season 3: filmed from October 2025 into February 2026, with a historic New Westminster home used extensively.
• When Calls the Heart: listed among the series filming in the Lower Mainland in 2025.
• Malcolm in the Middle: the limited revival was scheduled to start shooting in Vancouver on April 7, 2025.
• Providence Falls: a three-episode limited series filmed on Fraser Park Drive in Burnaby until late March 2025, according to Creative BC.
• Private Eyes: West Coast: started filming on Vancouver Island on June 5, 2025, outside Metro Vancouver but part of the same BC production scene.
• The Amazing Race, Season 39: the reality series started at Jack Poole Plaza in Coal Harbour.
• The Reluctant Traveler, Season 3: Eugene Levy filmed an episode with Michael Bublé showing off Canada’s West Coast for Apple TV+.

Earlier years will be added below 2025 as the list grows.

Vancouver Filming Locations: Where Productions Show Up

Productions rarely announce exact addresses, but the region’s film footprint is wide. Based on local filming reports from 2026 and 2025:

• Downtown and Gastown: the historic streets are a regular backdrop, and Gastown hosted a large set in 2026. Central landmarks such as Canada Place are part of the same downtown core.
• Burnaby: Lake City Studios hosted stage work for Shōgun. See the Burnaby guide for the city’s parks and attractions.
• Port Moody: sets for Shōgun Season 2 were spotted here.
• Delta: Tracker set up in Ladner Village.
• Surrey: Allegiance and Fire Country both shoot here, including Cloverdale for Fire Country.
• North Vancouver, Maple Ridge and New Westminster: Virgin River has used spots in all three.
• West Vancouver: Percy Jackson filmed at John Lawson Park and Pier in March.
• UBC: Watson used the campus for exterior scenes in 2025.

Vancouver Filming Signs and Production Codes

If you see small signs with a few letters on lamp posts or fences, you are probably looking at a production sign. Crews use these codes, and often a fake working title, to point cast and crew to the set while keeping crowds away. Here are the signs and working titles tied to 2026’s shows.

Sign or working title	Production
LARK	Allegiance
VOLTAIRE	The Audacity
COUNTRY	Fire Country
B&P, Calm Current	The Last of Us
PPBC, Anaheim Realm	God of War
SPRTS	School Spirits
PROMISE	The Probability of Miracles
BLP3, Skylight	Off Campus
CATEGORY 10	Shōgun Season 2
YJ4	Yellowjackets
S49, Alphabet Soup	The X-Files reboot pilot
Fender	Life is Strange

Why Are So Many Shows Filmed in Vancouver?

Vancouver earned the nickname Hollywood North because it can play almost anywhere. A single week of shooting can turn glass towers into a big American city, a forest into Northern California, and a historic block into London, which is how Watson used the city. Several factors keep productions coming back:

• Soundstages such as The Bridge Studios, Vancouver Film Studios, Martini Studios and the new Lake City Studios in Burnaby.
• Experienced crews and production support from Creative BC.
• Mountains, ocean, forest and city streets within a short drive of each other.

Can You Watch Filming in Vancouver?

Often yes, from a distance. Public places like the Stanley Park Seawall, English Bay Beach and the Lions Gate Bridge area are popular with productions, and crews post notices for nearby residents before closing a street. Most scripted series do not run public audiences, so there is usually no way to take a seat on set.

• Stay behind the crew’s perimeter and follow any request from production assistants.
• Do not walk through a shot, and keep noise down when cameras are rolling.
• Ask before taking photos near actors, and avoid sharing exact set details that a production has asked people to keep private.

More Ways to Enjoy Movies in Vancouver

If watching filming gets you in a movie mood, the Vancouver International Film Festival 2026 guide covers dates and venues, and the Stanley Park outdoor movie lineup shows what screens under the stars. For other plans this month, see what’s happening in Vancouver in October.

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