Where was The Purge filmed? Filming Locations for the Tv Series
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What if one night a year, for 10 continuous hours all crime was legal, including murder? Described by its creators as a cautionary tale, The Purge is a 10-episode series from USA Network, based on the movie franchise of the same name.
The Purge was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana. The show focuses on the purge night, but it also includes flashbacks with people planning.
The Purge was filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana. The show focuses on the purge night, but it also includes flashbacks with people planning.
In the series, the plot can go deeper than the four previous movies, exploring and expanding the characters and their motivations to participate or to hide from this terrifying annual holiday.
Welcome to The Purge and to our spoiler-free report containing the most relevant filming locations of the show:
The Purge gala is held at the Brown Mansion (4717 St. Charles Ave), a Romanesque Revival house from 1904, doubling as the Stanton Mansion.
(You can open all the locations on Google Maps by clicking on the links below in the captions ↴)
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The guests are arriving at the property via the Longue Vue House and Gardens, the luxurious 1939 mansion in Lakewood.
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We first meet Penelope and the creepy cult members, going out to be purged, in the old Sophie Gumbel Training School (5700 Loyola Ave, Uptown New Orleans Historic District).
The Netflix movie The Lovebirds city location also features a lot of New Orleans landmarks.
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Miguel is a US Marine looking for his sister Penelope. There is a scene where he goes to ExhibitBe, an amazing abandoned apartment complex transformed into a graffiti Mecca located at 3010 Sandra Drive in Behrman (Algiers neighborhood).
The Project Power house of a drug dealer from the 2020 Jamie Foxx film was also filmed here.
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Miguel is also visiting the Warren's Corner Bar at 601 Patterson, also in Algiers.
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Jane meets a purge-assassin in the Tad Gormley Stadium at City Park.
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The crew was also filming scenes at Morgan St, near Algiers Courthouse.
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Thanks to the local website NOLA.com, we know that the production was for several days filming at the Drainage Pump Station No. 6, on the 17th Street Canal in Metairie neighborhood.
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Before this year's Purge finishes, there are more locations hidden out there. Can you help to improve this article about the shooting locations of The Purge? To complete and correct this report, any feedback, info, or images that you may have are more than welcome, thank you!
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New Orleans huh? You have 17 days. Or the real life Purge begins.
ReplyDeleteIt was also filmed at Belle Chasse high school.
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