Don’t be surprised if you start to feel like you’ve been here before. Most likely, it’s because you’ve caught one of our many on-screen roles. Oh yes indeed, the town of Lunenburg and the surrounding area have served as the beautiful backdrop for countless movies and TV shows over the years, and we couldn’t be prouder. Sometimes we play ourselves, but we’ve been known to stand in for Maine. New Hampshire, Upstate New York and Cape Cod, to name a few, plus plenty of fictional towns too. Here’s a list of some of those productions so you can look for us when you watch.
WE WERE LIARS(2025) – Limited series for Prime Video. Filmed in town and nearby Blue Rocks
WASHINGTON BLACK (2023) – Limited series for Disney+. Filmed in town and area.
SULLIVANS’S CROSSING(2023 -) Features scenes along the Lunenburg waterfront and town locations.
THE SINNER(2021)–Season 4 was filmed in town and surrounding areas
LOCKE & KEY (2020-2022) – Original series for Netflex. Filmed in town
THE BOOK OF NEGROES (2015) – 6 Part period mini-series. Filmed in town and surrounding areas
THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND (2014 -) Filmed in the nearby region.
HAVEN (2010-2015) –Original series for Syfy/Showcase; the town was featured prominently throughout the series
CHRISTMAS ISLAND (2023)– Hallmark Christmas movie shot on location in the town
THE GOOD HOUSE (2021) – Filmed in town and surrounding areas
THE HEALER (2016)- Filmed in Lunenburg
JESSE STONE: LOST IN PARADISE (2015)- TV movie filmed in the region
LIZZIE BORDEN TOOK AN AX (2014)– period TV movie featured our historical side
JUMPING THE BROOM (2011)– Filmed in town and nearby Blue Rocks
CLOUDBURST (2011) – Featured the town in its climax
THE COVENANT (2006)– Featured the town and coastal areas
SIMON BIRCH (1998) – Filmed in town and surrounding areas
TWO IF BY SEA (1996) – Filmed in town and surrounding areas
DOLORES CLAIBORNE (1995): Filmed heavily in Lunenburg and nearby Blue Rocks.
For more information on movies and TV productions happening in Nova Scotia visit screennovascotia.com