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Filming in Vancouver: Christmas Chronicles, Batwoman, The Flash, Casey Affleck, and more

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on December 23, 2019

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn in the Christmas Chronicles

The last batch of TV series are going on holiday hiatuses. And many of them—rather fittingly—are superpowered and sci-fi-boosted so presumably they used their super endurance to continue on late into the season.

A feature film will be taking a breather for the wintry holidays.

Santa Claus will also allegedly take a break from filming so that he can do his seasonal duty.

Elsewhere in B.C., a Canadian film wrapped up filming in the Okanagan.

Here’s a quick look at what’s happening in the local screen screen as we head into the holidays.

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Filming in Vancouver: Christmas Chronicles, Batwoman, The Flash, Casey Affleck, and more

Filming in Vancouver: Hilary Swank, When Calls the Heart, The 100, and more

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on August 26, 2019

Hilary Swank will star in the TV series Away.

Some recent trends in TV series have been superheroes, witches, and—babysitters?

Yes, the formidable sitter of babies and children is getting a lot of attention in screen projects as of late, with a new Netflix movie starting production this week.

Meanwhile, three TV series start up this week.

One is a sci-fi drama starring a two-time Oscar winner and embarking upon its first season.

Another is also a sci-fi drama, but this one is the polar opposite: it’s starting in on its final season.

Completely different from those two is a romance-drama set in a Western Canadian frontier town.

And there’s also a TV movie based upon a real-life scandal.

If any of this intrigues you, read on for what’s going on in Vancouver’s screen scene this week.

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Filming in Vancouver: Hilary Swank, When Calls the Heart, The 100, and more

Filming in Vancouver: The Lost Boys, The Good Doctor, and The 100

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on February 11, 2019

Freddie Highmore stars in the Vancouver-shot medical drama The Good Doctor.

In this week’s roundup of what’s going down in Vancouver’s screen scene, we vamp it up a bit.

To wit, an ‘80s vampire movie is about to get adapted for home-viewing audiences.

Meanwhile, two TV series are calling it a wrap on their latest seasons this week.

One is a medical drama that revolves around a talented surgeon with autism while the other is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama.

So with all that said, here’s this week’s look at what’s coming and going from the streets of Hollywood North.

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Filming in Vancouver: The Lost Boys, The Good Doctor, and The 100

Filming in Vancouver: Jason Momoa, Arrowverse TV series, and more get back in action

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on January 2, 2019

Jason Momoa is shooting the sci-fi TV series See in Vancouver.

New year’s greetings to you all, dear readers!

A big thanks to those of you who have spent time reading this blog over the past year and a hearty welcome to all new visitors to these pages.

A new year means a fresh reboot for Vancouver’s busy screen scene, with productions resuming work after a holiday season and the eventual promise of some new projects that’ll be coming down the pipe.

In this week’s roundup, we’re taking a look at the former—TV series that are getting back on set to produce their latest seasons.

It’s a chance to take a look at what shows are shot in Vancouver—some of which you may not even have been aware were shot here.

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Filming in Vancouver: Jason Momoa, Arrowverse TV series, and more get back in action

Filming in Vancouver: Keri Russell, Elijah Wood, Charmed, The Detour, and more

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on August 13, 2018

Keri Russell will come to Vancouver to star in the supernatural horror Antlers.

A spooky theme runs through this week’s roundup of what’s filming in (or coming to) Vancouver.

There’s a new supernatural horror feature film and a much-buzzed TV series reboot about a trio of witches.

There’s also a feature black comedy thriller, and two sci-fi TV series. But in the mix, there’s also a comedy about a family on the run that’s moving to Vancouver.

Here’s the rundown on what’s happening in Vancouver’s screen scene.

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Filming in Vancouver: Keri Russell, Elijah Wood, Charmed, The Detour, and more

Filming in Vancouver: Orlando Bloom, Riverdale, The Good Doctor, Supergirl, The Flash, and more

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on June 18, 2018

Orlando Bloom

Okay, so this is where things start to get really hectic.

A ginormous slew of TV series, which wrapped up last year or earlier this year, are now heading back to town to start filming their next season.

There’s everything in the mix that you can think of: dramas, sci-fi, superheroes, and more.

As if that’s not enough, two feature film productions are getting underway today as we speak.

Since we’ve got a lot to get through in this week’s roundup of what’s going in Vancouver’s screen scene, let’s get to it.

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Filming in Vancouver: Orlando Bloom, Riverdale, The Good Doctor, Supergirl, The Flash, and more

Filming in Vancouver: The Good Doctor, Arrow, The Flash, Riverdale, and more

by Craig Takeuchi in Town on April 9, 2018

Several superhero TV series filmed in Vancouver, including The Flash and Arrow, have been renewed for another season.

Good news, TV viewers: many of your favourite TV series have been renewed for another season. Which also means that many of your favourite TV stars will be returning to Vancouver for filming. Double win!

Okay, so now the bad news.

While nothing has been confirmed yet, there are a handful of series whose future is yet undetermined.

We’ll take a look at all of those, as well as a Chinese feature film visiting here for a week, and a TV series about one of the biggest medical disasters in Canadian history.

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Filming in Vancouver: The Good Doctor, Arrow, The Flash, Riverdale, and more