Top Fifty Shows Set and/or Filmed in Canada

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For tvrealm (and in honour of Canada Day), fifty shows I like that were set and/or filmed in Canada.

This list includes both predominantly U.S. shows that happened to be filmed in Canada and purely Canadian shows that never crossed the border. Some, I will confess, made the list entirely out of nostalgia.

In alphabetical order, because I don't want to try and rank them.





01. 21 Jump Street
Set in: "The Evergreen State"
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


02. The 4400
Set in: Washington State
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


03. Andromeda
Set in: Tarn Vedra
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


04. Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Set in: The Twelve Colonies of Kobol plus various parts of space
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


05. Being Erica
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


06. Blood Ties
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


07. Caprica
Set in: Caprica City, Caprica
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


08. The Collector
Set in: Vancouver, British Columbia
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


09. Corner Gas
Set in: Dog River, Saskatchewan
Filmed in: Regina, Saskatchewan; Rouleau, Saskatchewan


10. Covert Affairs
Set in: Langley, Virginia
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


11. Degrassi High
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


12. Due South
Set in: Chicago, Illinois
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


13. E.N.G.
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


14. Earth: Final Conflict
Set in: Various
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


15. Eureka
Set in: Eureka, Oregon
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


16. First Wave
Set in: Various cities in the United States
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


17. Flashpoint
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


18. Forever Knight
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


19. Fraggle Rock
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


20. Haven
Set in: Haven, Maine
Filmed in: Nova Scotia


21. Highlander
Set in: Seacover
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


22. Human Target
Set in: San Francisco, California
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


23. La Femme Nikita
Set in: Various
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


24. The Listener
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


25. Little Mosque on the Prairie
Set in: Mercy, Saskatchewan
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario; Indian Head, Saskatchewan


26. Lost Girl
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


27. Lexx
Set in: Various
Filmed in: Halifax, Nova Scotia; Berlin, Germany


28. Made in Canada
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Halifax, Nova Scotia


29. Mr. Dressup
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


30. Murdoch Mysteries
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Hamilton, Ontario


31. Nikita
Set in: Various
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


32. North of 60
Set in: Lynx River, Northwest Territories
Filmed in: Bragg Creek, Alberta


33. Polka Dot Door
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


34. The Raccoons
Set in: Western Canada
Produced in: Ottawa, Ontario


35. Republic of Doyle
Set in: St. John's, Newfoundland
Filmed in: St. John's, Newfoundland


36. Rick Mercer Report
Set in: Various parts of Canada
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario; various parts of Canada


37. Rookie Blue
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


38. Royal Canadian Air Farce
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


39. Sanctuary
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


40. Slings and Arrows
Set in: New Burbage, Ontario


41. Smallville
Set in: Smallville, Kansas
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


42. Stargate Atlantis
Set in: Pegasus Galaxy
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


43. Stargate SG-1
Set in: Colorado Springs, Colorado + various planets
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


44. Stargate Universe
Set in: Far, far away
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


45. Street Legal
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


46. Supernatural
Set in: Various, United States
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


47. This Hour Has 22 Minutes
Filmed in: Halifax, Nova Scotia


48. This is Wonderland
Set in: Toronto, Ontario
Filmed in: Toronto, Ontario


49. V
Set in: Various
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia


50. The X-Files
Set in: Various
Filmed in: Vancouver, British Columbia

Comments

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hmmm
i don't know some of these, but FWIW my list would include DaVinci's Inquest [set & filmed in Vancouver] and the short lived (thankfully, because the 2nd season SUCKED!!!) War of the Worlds (filmed in Toronto iirc).

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I've only seen about half an episode of DaVinci's inquest, so that's why it didn't make the list. No commentary on its quality! I just haven't watched it. And I didn't even know there was a TV version of War of the Worlds! But you're right--apparently it was filmed in Toronto.