Nova Scotia Film Locations
From vibrant waterfronts and bustling urban scenes to timeless historic sites and cozy inns, Nova Scotia can be found on screens big and small.
Curious to see where Nova Scotia might make its next appearance? Explore our list of films, movies, documentaries, and TV series filmed or currently being filmed here.
Better still, consider visiting these publicly accessible filming locations on your next trip to Nova Scotia!
South Shore
TV or Streaming series & miniseries
- The Curse of Oak Island
- Oak Island tour opportunity: take a boat tour with Salty Dog Sea Tours to explore the mystery of Oak Island from the water to see key sites on the island.
- Moonshine: Hubbards
- Locke & Key: Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, Feltzen South
- Washington Black: Shelburne, Lunenburg
- The Sinner: Chester, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg
- The Book of Negroes: Shelburne
- We Were Liars: Lunenburg area
- Haven: Hubbards, Chester, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg
- Home Sweet Home: featuring eateries throughout Nova Scotia
- Ocean Playground: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Haunted: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Slainte: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia
Films, movies & documentaries
- Dolores Claiborne: Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, Chester, Blue Rocks
- Two If By Sea: Chester, Prospect, Lunenburg
- Simon Birch: Lunenburg
- The Scarlet Letter: Shelburne
- The Covenant: Lunenburg
- Jesse Stone movies: Lunenburg
- The Good House: Chester
- The Shipping News: Fox Point/Blandford
- The Healer: Lunenburg, Aspotagan
- Cloudburst: Lunenburg
- Sea Change: Chester, Tancook Island ferry, Oak Island
- Wilby Wonderful: Shelburne
- Lizzie Borden Took an Ax: Lunenburg
- Candles on Bay Street: Chester, Mahone Bay
- Hailey Rose: Hubbards, Chester
- Christmas with Holly: Chester, Peggy’s Cove, Lunenburg
- Christmas Island: Lunenburg, Peggy’s Cove
- Believe in Christmas: (Filmed in Spring 2024): Mahone Bay, Hubbards
Discover the mystery of Oak Island with Salty Dog Sea Tours
Experience a narrated boat tour off the shore of the mysterious Oak Island where you will view the key sites on the island from the water with Salty Dog Sea Tours. Captain Tony has been both cast and crew on the popular television series “The Curse of Oak Island”.
Tours depart from the marina at nearby Oak Island Resort & Conference Centre.
Halifax Metro
TV and Streaming series & miniseries
- Trailer Park Boys
- Series, movies and spin-offs
- Sullivan’s Crossing (Season 2 in production): Halifax, Beaver Bank, Eastern Passage
- Diggstown: Halifax, Dartmouth
- The Wooden Monkey (Dartmouth)
- Whiskey’s Lounge
- Celtic Corner Public House
- Alderney Landing & Halifax Transit ferry terminal
- Halifax and Dartmouth waterfronts
- From (in production): Beaver Bank, Sackville, Fall River, Dartmouth
- Washington Black
- Stephen King’s Chapelwaite
- Stephen King’s Bag of Bones
- Stephen King’s The Mist: Halifax, Bedford, Fall River
- Clive Barker’s Books of Blood: Halifax, Dartmouth
- Pure
- The Book of Negroes
- The Lizzie Borden Chronicles: Halifax, Sackville, Mount Uniacke
- Mr. D
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes: Halifax, Dartmouth
- The Trades: Dartmouth
- We Were Liars: Halifax
- Home Sweet Home: featuring eateries throughout Nova Scotia
- Militaria At The Museum: Halifax
- Ocean Playground: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Slainte: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia
Films, movies & documentaries
- Titanic
- Amelia
- Dolores Claiborne
- The Lighthouse
- Jesse Stone movies
- Two If by Sea
- Candles on Bay Street
- Shake Hands with the Devil
- The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
- The Healer
- Love and Death on Long Island
- Alone in the Dark
- Stage Mother
- Lizzie Borden Took an Ax
- Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart
- Black Cop
- Snow Angels
- Cloudburst
- Outlander
- K19: The Widowmaker
- The Weight of Water
- Hobo with a Shotgun
- The Little Kidnappers
- Spinster
- Ghost Ship
- The Christmas Shoes
- Sea Change
- To Have and To Holiday (filmed spring 2024)
- The Secret Gift of Christmas
Yarmouth & Acadian Shores
TV and Streaming series & miniseries
- Home Sweet Home: featuring eateries throughout Nova Scotia
- Ocean Playground: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Haunted: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Slainte: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia
Films, movies & documentaries
Northumberland & Eastern Shores
TV and Streaming series & miniseries
- Hope for Wildlife: Seaforth
- Diggstown
- Home Sweet Home: featuring eateries throughout Nova Scotia
- Ocean Playground: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Slainte: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia
Films, movies & documentaries
Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley
Did you know: Filmed in Nova Scotia in 1913, Evangeline is believed to be the earliest recorded film in Canadian history!
TV and Streaming series & miniseries
- Trailer Park Boys: Truro
- Stephen King’s Chapelwaite: Windsor & area
- Stephen King’s Bag of Bones: Windsor & area
- Stephen King’s The Mist: Windsor & area
- Clive Barker’s Books of Blood: Windsor & area
- Pure: Windsor & area
- The Lizzie Borden Chronicles: Windsor
- Call Me Fitz: New Minas, Wolfville
- Vollies: Truro & area
- Home Sweet Home: featuring eateries throughout Nova Scotia
- Ocean Playground: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Haunted: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Slainte: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Diefenbunker: A Cold War Story in Nova Scotia: Debert
Films, movies & documentaries
- Evangeline: Wolfville, Grand Pré
- Dolores Claiborne: Digby, Long Island
- Amelia: Wolfville
- Outlander: Nine Mile River, Elmsdale
- Wildhood
- Cloudburst: Blomidon, Grand Pré
- Lizzie Borden Took an Ax: Windsor
- The Institute: filming Summer/Fall 2024
Cape Breton Island
TV and Streaming series & miniseries
- Washington Black
- The Book of Negroes
- Frontier
- Home Sweet Home: featuring eateries throughout Nova Scotia
- Ocean Playground: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Haunted: various locations throughout Nova Scotia
- Creepy Cape Breton: Various locations in Cape Breton
- Slainte: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia
Films, movies & documentaries
- Margaret’s Museum: Dominion, Glace Bay, North Sydney
- New Waterford Girl: New Waterford, Glace Bay, Sydney, Whitney Pier
- Take This Waltz: Louisbourg
- My Bloody Valentine: Sydney & area
- Pit Pony: Glace Bay
- Little Lorraine: Sydney & area (release date 2025)
