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26 TV Shows Filming in Vancouver This September

There are at least 26 TV shows scheduled for production in Hollywood North for September 2017. The BC Film industry and fans can look forward to 4 brand new series, 3 relocated series, 1 reality show, 1 pilot episode and 17 returning favourite including a revamped Once Upon a Time, a milestone thirteenth season of Supernatural and another special run for The X-Files.

RELATED: 20 Movies Filming in Vancouver This September

The four new shows underway, which all had their Vancouver-filmed pilots picked up for a first season, are The Good Doctor starring Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel), Life Sentence starring Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Siren starring Alex Roe and The Crossing starring Steve Zahn. The three relocated series to Vancouver are Colony from Los Angeles, SIX from North Carolina and California, and The Exorcist from Chicago.

Some of the stars you can expect to see around town during September include: Lucy Hale, John Cho, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Connelly, Melissa Benoist and the entire Riverdale cast including KJ Apa, Cole SProuse, Camila Mendes, Lilli Reinhart and new addition Mark Consuelos.

PS. Did you know Riverdale‘s Polly Cooper aka Vancouver actress Tiera Skovbye got engaged on Vancouver Island this summer?

Vancouver-Filmed TV Shows – September 2017

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A Series of Unfortunate Events

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RETURNING
Season: 2 & 3
Network: Netflix
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Tony Hales
Schedule: Until April 20, 2018

Nathan Fillion and Tony Hales joined the cast of this beloved childhood adaptation starring Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother fame. The Netflix binge-worthy series has an extra-long filming schedule in Vancouver for production of two seasons back-to-back. Read more about A Series of Unfortunate Events here.

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Arrow

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RETURNING
Season: 6
Network: The CW
Starring: Stephen Amell, Emily Bett-Rickards, David Ramsey
Schedule: Until April 26, 2018

Step into another action-packed season of the “Arrowverse”. The staple DC Comics superhero show on The CW spawned spinoff shows The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow which also film in Vancouver. An animated spinoff series, Vixen, was also created for the web.

Read our interview with Vancouver and Toronto-based actress Lexa Doig who played Talia al Ghul in Arrow. Read our interview with Vancouver actress Elysia Rotaru who played Taiana Vendekitov in Arrow.

Colony

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RELOCATED
Season: 3
Network: USA Network
Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies, Josh Holloway, Peter Jacobson, Amanda Righetti
Schedule: September 7, 2017 – February 16, 2018

The dystopian near-future Los Angeles set and filmed show moves to Vancouver for production for its third season. One of the sci-fi drama’s creators is the executive producer and co-showrunner of Lost, Carlton Cuse.

Jade Fever

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RETURNING/REALITY
Season: 4
Network: Discovery Channel Canada
Starring: Bunce family / Narrated by Jason Priestley
Schedule: Until October 6, 2017

A reality television series about mining nephrite jade in British Columbia’s Cassier Mountain region. Narrated by Vancouver’s very own Jason Priestley (90210).

Ice

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RETURNING
Season: 2
Network: Audience
Starring: Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Ray Winstone
Schedule: Until September 26, 2017

Audience Network’s hit crime drama series Ice is set in LA. It was created by Robert Munic who first interned on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Atoine Fuqua who is known for Training Day.

iZombie

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RETURNING
Season: 4
Network: The CW
Starring: Rose McIver, Robert Knepper, Robert Buckley
Schedule: Until January 18, 2018

The comic book series of the same name by DC Comics’ Vertigo brings more zombies to the small screen. Robert Knepper known for playing T-Bag on Prison Break was made a series regular for the new season. He also recently appeared on the revival season of Prison Break which was also filmed in Vancouver.

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Legends of Tomorrow

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RETURNING
Season: 3
Network: The CW
Starring: Dominic Purcell, Billy Zane, Tala Ashe
Schedule: Until February 26, 2018

After the last season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow wrapped, Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller went on to film the revival season of Prison Break in Vancouver as well.

Life Sentence

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NEW
Season: 1
Network: The CW
Starring: Lucy Hale
Schedule: Until January 12, 2018

Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale plays Stella who is cured from terminal cancer and has to deal with all the choices she made when she was dying. The pilot was shot in Vancouver earlier this year and picked up for a first season. Pretty Little Liars wrapped up its series earlier this year as well.

Once Upon a Time

RETURNING
Season: 7
Network: ABC
Starring: Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle, Colin O’Donoghue
Schedule: Until April 2, 2018

Regular cast members Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan), Rebecca Mader (Zelena), Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White), Josh Dallas (Prince Charming), Jared Gilmore (teenage Henry) and Emilie de Ravin (Belle) have departed from the show. Emma and Belle will each appear in one episode in season 7 to wrap up their respective storylines.

That leaves Lana Parrila (Regina), Robert Carlyle (Rumple) and Colin O’Donoghue (Captain Hook) as OUAT veterans. They are joined by newcomers Mekia Cox (Tiana), Adelaide Kane (Drizella), Rose Reynolds (Alice), Dania Ramirez (Cinderella), Andrew J. West (older Henry) and Gabrielle Anwar (Lady Tremaine).

Riverdale

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RETURNING
Season: 2
Network: The CW
Starring: KJ Apa, Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes, Lilli Reinhart, Madelaine Petsch, Casey Scott, Luke Perry, Marisol Nichols, Madchen Amick, Mark Conseuelos, Skeet Ulrich.
Schedule: Until March 21, 2018

RELATED:

WHO SHOT FRED ANDREWS? Does Jughead + the Serpents = trouble? How will Hiram Lodge’s (Mark Consuelos) arrival in Riverdale impact Archie and friends? Vanessa Morgan also joins the cast for season 2 of the hottest teen drama on TV! The Canadian actress plays a bisexual Southside troublemaker.

Siren

NEW
Season :1
Network: Freeform
Starring: Jason Asuncion, Georgia Bradner, Devina Briggs
Schedule: Until November 22, 2017

The mermaid drama series is set in the coastal town of Bristol Cove. The previous title for the show was The Deep.

SIX

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RELOCATED
Season: 2
Network: History Channel
Starring: Olivia Munn, Walton Goggins, Dominc Adams, Edwin Hodge, Eric Ladin
Schedule: Until November 23, 2017

Olivia Munn joins the cast of this military-drama which was previously filmed in North Carolina and California. It follows the lives and missions of the US Navy’s SEAL Team Six. She shot The Predator in town earlier this spring and The Buddy Games this summer as well.

RELATED: Jacob Tremblay takes Olivia Munn boating on the Fraser

Snowpiercer 

PILOT
Network: TNT
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs
Schedule: August 28 – September 29, 2017

Vancouver welcomes production for this TV pilot episode which was originally slated for Toronto. Fingers-crossed the show gets picked up and stays in Vancouver long-term! It’s adapted from Bong Joon Ho’s futuristic train thriller and will be set on a space ship. The network has boasted its investment in the elaborate sets for the pilot production which is scheduled for a full five-week stint. Fingers crossed it gets picked up for a season order!

Supergirl

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RETURNING
Season: 3
Network: The CW
Starring: Melissa Benoist, Floriana Lima, Odette Annable, Erica Durance, David Harewood
Schedule: Until April 28, 2018

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Supergirl! Adrian Pasdar, Carl Lumbly and Erica Durance join the third seas. Check out some behind-the-scenes action and stunt scenes on set this past Spring: ‘Supergirl’ Explodes A Cop Car At Robson Square

Supernatural

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RETURNING
Season: 13
Network: The CW
Starring: Jared Padalecko, Jensen Ackles
Schedule: Until April 19, 2018

Vancouver’s longest-running show is now getting a spinoff series titled ‘Wayward Sisters’ starring Supernatural alum Kim Rhodes, Briana Buckmaster,Kathryn Newton and Katherine Ramdeen.

The 100

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RETURNING
Season: 5
Network: The CW
Starring: Bob Morley, Eliza Taylor, Henry Ian Cusick, Isaiah Washington
Schedule: August 14, 2017 – January 29, 2018

Dr. Preston Burke from Grey’s Anatomy, Desmond from Lost, Kirstie from Cult and others navigate a new humanity in The CW’s staple post-apocalyptic drama.

Read our interview with Canadian actress Tasya Teles plays Echo in The 100.

The Arrangement

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RETURNING
Season: 2
Network: E!
Starring: Lexa Doig, Christine Evangelista, Josh Henderson, Michael Vartan
Schedule: Until November 3, 2017

The Hollywood-Cinderella story is a hit on E! Network. It follows the ‘arrangement’ between a young actress and an A-list movie star: a $10 million dollar contract for marriage.

The Crossing

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NEW
Season: 1
Network: ABC
Starring: Steve Zahn, Natalie Martinez, Sandrine Holt
Schedule: Until November 24, 2017

This refugee drama shot its pilot in Vancouver and Vancouver Island this Spring and was picked up for a series order by ABC in May.

The Exorcist

RELOCATED
Season: 2
Network: FOX
Starring: Alfonso Herrera, Kurt Egyiawan, Ben Daniels, John Cho, Brianna Hildebrand
Schedule: Until November 14, 2017

John Cho (Star Trek, Harold & Kumar) joins the cast of The Exorcist which has moved its production to Vancouver after shooting the first season in Chicago.

The Flash

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RETURNING
Season: 4
Network: The CW
Starring: Grant Gustin
Schedule: Until April 21, 2018

The spin-off to Arrow is an uber fan favourite sci-fi action show starring Grant Gustin as Barry Allen aka Flash. Danny Trejo will appear in the fourth season.

The Good Doctor

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NEW
Season: 1
Network: ABC
Starring: Freddie Highmore
Schedule: Until December 15, 2017

Daniel Dae Kim recently announced his departure from CBS’s Hawaii 5-0, but that’s okay since he’ll be busy producing his new show for The Good Doctor starring Freddie Highmore for ABC. The pilot shot around town earlier this spring.

RELATED: Trailer for The Good Doctor starring Freddie Highmore

The Magicians

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RETURNING
Season: 3
Network: Syfy/Showcase
Starring: Jason Ralph, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Arjun Gupta
Schedule: Until December 14, 2017

Sorcery, magic, fantasy and so much more. The third season of fantasy-adventure series The Magicians premieres in 2018. Read our interview with Director Joshua Butler who has directed a number of Vancouver show episodes including The Magicians.

The Man in the High Castle

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RETURNING
Season: 3
Network: Amazon
Starring: William Forsythe, DJ Qualls, Micahel Gaston
Schedule: Until November 28, 2017

This dark alternate history series is full of drama and chills making it super binge-worthy. Read our interview with local actor Quinn Lord who plays Thomas.

The X-Files

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RETURNING
Season: 11
Network: FOX
Starring: Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi
Schedule: Until December 21, 2017

After a successful revival season airing last year, FOX and its viewers are ready for another! Season 10 filmed in town during 2015 and aired early 2016. The show previously was a staple in Vancouver during the 90’s having filmed 5 seasons and 2 movies here.

When Call the Heart

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RETURNING
Season: 5
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Lori Loughlin, Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing
Schedule: From August 2017

Aunt Becky co-stars in this small town western family drama. The series’ pilot episode originally aired as a movie-of-the-week. The Canadian-American co-production is based on the book Canadian West Series by Janette Oke.

You Me Her

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RETURNING
Season: 3
Network: Audience Network
Starring: Greg Poehler, Rachel Blanchard
Schedule: September 5 – October 20, 2017

This American-Canadian co-production is a romcom-drama set in Portland. It’s about a polyamorous relationship and all the that ensues.

Season production for a number of other shows wrapped up in August including Beyond (Freeform), Dirk Gently (FX), Ghost Wars (Syfy) and The Green Beret Guide to the Apocalypse.

Earlier this year a number of productions were lured away from the BC film industry via new California tax incentives. Shows that left the city include Timeless (ABC), Legion (FX) and Lucifer (FOX). The losses seem to be balanced with others relocating to Hollywood North including SIX (History), The Exorcist (FOX) and Colony (USA). Plus there have been recent revival seasons for Prison Break and The X-Files as well as a number of Vancouver-filmed pilots that were picked up as new series.

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