I LOVE watching shows that are filmed in Nova Scotia.
I’ve often raved about FROM which is filmed in Nova Scotia and even featured an actress from Port Hawkesbury.
I started watching Sullivans Crossing because it was filmed in the Province, I love seeing familiar landmarks in a TV show!
Below is a comprehensive list of Nova Scotia filmed shows & movies. There are SO many! My “to be watched” list just expanded dramatically.
Cape Breton
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
- The Death Coast: Various locations in Cape Breton Island
- Colin and Justin’s Hotel Hell: Louisbourg and area
- Small Town Escapes with Colin and Justin: HGTV filmed season 1 in Summer 2025 with locations in Cape Breton
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
- Jeffrey’s Turn
- Little Lorraine: Sydney & area
South Shore
TV or Streaming series & miniseries
- The Curse of Oak Island: Western Shore
- Oak Island Resort & Conference Centre
- Salty Dog Sea Tours
- 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 or take a guided tram tour with Oak Island Tours.
- Moonshine: Hubbards
- Locke & Key: Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, Feltzen South
- Washington Black: Lunenburg, Peggy’s Cove
- The Sinner: Chester, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg
- The Book of Negroes: Shelburne, Lunenburg
- Black Loyalist Heritage Centre and grounds, Birchtown
- Lunenburg Waterfront
- Historic Dock Street, Shelburne
- We Were Liars: Lunenburg, Blue Rocks, Chester 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
- Oceanfront Property Hunt: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia including the South Shore region
- Sullivan’s Crossing: scenic shots and film locations including:
- You’re Killing Me: Chester (in production, 2025)
- Small Town Escapes with Colin and Justin: HGTV filming season 1 in Summer 2025 with locations in Shelburne
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
- Jumping the Broom: Blue Rocks, Chester area
- The Shipping News: Fox Point/Blandford
- The Healer: Lunenburg, Aspotagan Peninsula
- 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
- 111: Peggy’s Cove area
Halifax Area
TV and Streaming series & miniseries
- Trailer Park Boys
- Series, movies and spin-offs
- Sullivan’s Crossing: film locations in Halifax, Dartmouth, Beaver Bank, Eastern Passage, including:
- Shubie Park
- Laurie Provincial Park
- Oakfield Provincial Park
- Agricola Street Brasserie, The Brown Hound Public House, and Hali Deli – Old World Delicatessen, next to Luke’s Small Goods on Agricola Street
- Prince George Hotel
- Hatfield Farm Cowboy Adventures
- Mercantile Social
- Entrance patio at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
- Timber Lounge
- Boondocks Restaurant and Fisherman’s Cove in Eastern Passage
- Various locations in downtown Halifax, downtown Dartmouth and Lake Banook
- 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: 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
- The Institute: various locations in Dartmouth
- 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
- Trading Up with Mandy Rennehan: various locations on the Halifax Waterfront
- Everybody’s Meg: Halifax
- Oceanfront Property Hunt: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia including Halifax Metro
- 0-60 Driving Academy: Various locations throughout Halifax and Dartmouth
- Small Town Escapes with Colin and Justin: HGTV filming season 1 in Summer 2025 with locations in Halifax
- Toopy & Binoo:Season 4 of animated series in production in Halifax, Spring 2025
- The Miseries: In production, Spring 2025
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
- The Secret Gift of Christmas
- Place of Ghosts
- Permanent Damage
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
- Oceanfront Property Hunt: Season 1: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia including the Yarmouth & Acadian Shores region
- Trading Up with Mandy Rennehan: various locations throughout the Yarmouth & Acadian Shores region, including:
- Cape Forchu Lighthouse
- Downtown Yarmouth
- Cape Saint Mary Lighthouse Park
- Mavillette Beach Provincial Park
- Rennesouth: rental accommodation property that was renovated in the series
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
- Oceanfront Property Hunt: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia including the Eastern Shore region
- We Were Liars: Lower East Chezzetcook
Films, movies & documentaries
- Peace by Chocolate
- There’s Something in the Water: Pictou, Pictou Landing
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 and surrounding 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
- The Trades: Windsor
- The Institute: various locations in Dartmouth and Windsor area.
- Oceanfront Property Hunt: Various locations throughout Nova Scotia including the Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley region
- Washington Black: Avondale area
- Sullivan’s Crossing: Kentville area
Films, movies & documentaries
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax: Windsor
Evangeline: Wolfville, Grand Pré
Dolores Claiborne: Digby, Long Island
Amelia: Wolfville
Outlander: Nine Mile River, Elmsdale
Cloudburst: Blomidon, Grand Pré
