The 2017/18 fall television season is well underway and you’re probably already following a number of your favourite new and returning shows. A chunk of them are filmed right here in Vancouver including: Riverdale, Arrow and The Good Doctor. As you get your weekly episodic fix, production continues for many of the shows.
There are at least 24 TV shows scheduled for production in Hollywood North for November 2017. Some are already airing and some are set to air mid-season. This includes 16 returning favourites including a revamped Once Upon a Time, a milestone thirteenth season of Supernatural and another special run for The X-Files.
There are also 4 brand new shows underway which all shot their pilots in Vancouver earlier this year. The newbies 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. There are also 3 series that have relocated production to Vancouver: Colony from Los Angeles, SIX from North Carolina & California and The Exorcist from Chicago.
RELATED: Trailer for Vancouver-filmed The Good Doctor starring Freddie Highmore
There is also 1 new pilot episode scheduled for production in town for Syfy network, Deadly Class, a drama based on a graphic novel series.
Some of the stars you can expect to see around town during September include: Lucy Hale, John Cho, Melissa Benoist and the entire Riverdale cast which includes: KJ Apa, Cole Sprouse, Camila Mendes, Lilli Reinhart and new addition Mark Consuelos.
Filming in Vancouver
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 3
Network: Netflix
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Tony Hales
Sign Code: ASOUE
Schedule: Until April 20, 2018
Premiere: Early 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 season two and season 3 back-to-back.
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Arrow
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 6
Network: The CW
Starring: Stephen Amell, Emily Bett-Rickards, David Ramsey
Sign Code: OQF/BECKMARK
Schedule: Until April 26, 2018
Premiere: October 12
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 TO VANCOUVER
Season: 3
Network: USA Network
Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies, Josh Holloway, Peter Jacobson, Amanda Righetti
Sign Code: GREEN ZONE
Schedule: Until February 16, 2018
Premiere: 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.
Deadly Class
PILOT EPISODE
Network: Syfy
Schedule: November 15 – December 5, 2017
Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Rick Remender and Wes Craig, Deadly Class is being adapted into a drama for Syfy. The Russo brothers, Joe and Anthony, are executive producing. It’s set in the late 80’s and follows a teen recruited to an assassin school.
iZombie
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 4
Network: The CW
Starring: Rose McIver, Robert Knepper, Robert Buckley
Sign Code: iZombie
Schedule: Until January 18, 2018
Premiere: 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.
Legends of Tomorrow
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 3
Network: The CW
Starring: Dominic Purcell, Billy Zane, Tala Ashe
Sign Code: SSP/WRF
Schedule: Until February 26, 2018
Premiere: October 9
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 VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 1
Network: The CW
Starring: Lucy Hale
Sign Code: LS PROD
Schedule: Until January 12, 2018
Premiere: January 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 VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 7
Network: ABC
Starring: Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle, Colin O’Donoghue
Sign Code: STAGE 49
Schedule: Until April 2, 2018
Premiere: October 6
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).
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Riverdale
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
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.
Sign Code: SLF
Schedule: Until March 21, 2018
Premiere: October 11
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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 VANCOUVER SERIES
Season :1
Network: Freeform
Starring: Jason Asuncion, Georgia Bradner, Devina Briggs
Sign Code: BAPLS
Schedule: Until November 22, 2017
Premiere: Summer 2018
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 TO VANCOUVER
Season: 2
Network: History Channel
Starring: Olivia Munn, Walton Goggins, Dominc Adams, Edwin Hodge, Eric Ladin
Sign Code: S2
Schedule: Until November 23, 2017
Premiere: 2018
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
Supergirl
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 3
Network: The CW
Starring: Melissa Benoist, Floriana Lima, Odette Annable, Erica Durance, David Harewood
Sign Code: SG
Schedule: Until April 28, 2018
Premiere: October 9
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 VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 13
Network: The CW
Starring: Jared Padalecko, Jensen Ackles
Sign Code: WCS2FWU
Schedule: Until April 19, 2018
Premiere: October 12
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 VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 5
Network: The CW
Starring: Bob Morley, Eliza Taylor, Henry Ian Cusick, Isaiah Washington
Sign Code: 100
Schedule: Until January 29, 2018
Premiere: Early 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 VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 2
Network: E!
Starring: Lexa Doig, Christine Evangelista, Josh Henderson, Michael Vartan
Sign Code: ARNGMT
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 VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 1
Network: ABC
Starring: Steve Zahn, Natalie Martinez, Sandrine Holt
Sign Code: TC
Schedule: Until November 24, 2017
Premiere: Mid-season
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
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RELOCATED TO VANCOUVER
Season: 2
Network: FOX
Starring: Alfonso Herrera, Kurt Egyiawan, Ben Daniels, John Cho, Brianna Hildebrand
Sign Code: TES2
Schedule: Until November 14, 2017
Premiere: September 29
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.
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The Flash
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 4
Network: The CW
Starring: Grant Gustin
Sign Code: CCF
Schedule: Until April 21, 2018
Premiere: October 10
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 VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 1
Network: ABC
Starring: Freddie Highmore
Sign Code: BLP/PICO
Schedule: Until December 15, 2017
Premiere: September 25
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.
The Magicians
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 3
Network: Syfy/Showcase
Starring: Jason Ralph, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Arjun Gupta
Sign Code: GEPMG
Schedule: Until December 14, 2017
Premiere: 2018
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 VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 3
Network: Amazon
Starring: William Forsythe, DJ Qualls, Micahel Gaston
Sign Code: GLH/REUNION
Schedule: Until November 28, 2017
Premiere: Late 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.
UnREAL
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 4
Network: Lifetime
Starring: Shiri Appleby, Constance Zimmer
Schedule: Until January 2018
Season 3 of the reality-dating competition satire (ie. The Bachelor) doesn’t even premiere until 2018 but UnREAL is getting a head start with production for its fourth season! Read our interview with actress Genevieve Buechner who plays Madison.
When Calls the Heart
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 5
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Lori Loughlin, Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing
Sign Code: WCTH
Schedule: Until December 12, 2017
Premiere: February 2018
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.
X-Files
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RETURNING VANCOUVER SERIES
Season: 11
Network: FOX
Starring: Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi
Sign Code: 3FP
Schedule: Until December 21, 2017
Premiere: 2018
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.
LAST MONTH: 26 TV Shows Filming in Vancouver This October
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The new UFO drama Blue Book is scheduled to start production in town this December for History Channel. It stars Irish actor Aidan Gillen known for playing Littlefinger in HBO’s Game of Thrones. It is produced by Robert Zemeckis who is just wrapped up directing a movie, The Women of Marwen, starring Steve Carell in Vancouver.
*Sign codes and schedules from CRBC and What’s Filming.