Where was Yellowjackets filmed? Guide to all the Locations
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What happens when the story of the survival drama, Lord of the Flies, meets the iconic science fiction series, Lost?
Now back for season two, Showtime’s supernatural series Yellowjackets was primarily filmed in and around Vancouver, but also in California.
Now back for season two, Showtime’s supernatural series Yellowjackets was primarily filmed in and around Vancouver, but also in California.
The story revolves around a high school girls' soccer team whose plane crashes in a mysterious location in the Canadian mountains, where they’re stranded for 19 months.
The series unfolds in two timelines, following the girls both as teenagers in 1996 and as adults some twenty-five years later, as they try to cope with the traumatic events that occurred during their time in the wilderness.
Here is our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of Yellowjackets. You’ll find the locations more or less in order of appearance, with the new season 2 updates below in the report.
Yellowjackets Locations
According to location manager Jimmie Lee, the mountain scenes in the Pilot episode were filmed at the top of Mammoth Mountain in Mammoth Lakes, California.
They had to bring 120 people and all their equipment up the mountain to shoot all the snow scenes.
The house of the captain of the Yellowjackets soccer team, Jackie (played by Ella Purnell) is located at 3535 Locksley Drive in Pasadena.
Built in 1951, this magnificent 6200 square foot, six bedroom mansion is the same property used as Maryann's Mansion in the vampire series True Blood.
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In the present, Natalie (played by Juliette Lewis) is in a rehab center filmed at a property called La Villa Contenta at 26880 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.
This $54 million luxury home is the same location that served as the Delos mansion in HBO's show Westworld.
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Entertainment Weekly reported that the scenes at the fictional Wiskayok High School in New Jersey were recorded at John Marshall High School in the Los Feliz district of the city of Los Angeles.
Here is also located the field where Taissa (plated by Jasmin Savoy Brown) injures Allie (Pearl Amanda Dickson).
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After filming the pilot in November 2019, the production was delayed to 2021 due to the pandemic outbreak and moved from California to Canada.
The plane crash site was filmed at the Panther Paintball park in Surrey, British Columbia.
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As Hollywood North Buzz revealed, in season one, the creepy abandoned cabin in the forest was also filmed on the grounds of Panther Paintball.
However, in season two, the cabin was a set built at Bridge Studios in Burnaby.
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The lake that appears for the first time in episode three, "The Dollhouse", was filmed at Stave Lake.
This location is situated on the northern edge of the District of Mission, about 40 miles (65 km) east of Vancouver.
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Nat lives at the 2400 Motel located at 2400 Kingsway in Vancouver.
Built in 1946, you can book a room in this cool vintage motor hotel for about US$100 per night.
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The hotel where adult Shauna (Melanie Lynskey) follows her husband, Jeff (Warren Kole) is the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel.
Shauna ends up having a drink with artist Adam Martin (Peter Gadiot) in the MIXT Lobby Lounge of the same hotel.
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In the fourth episode, "Bear Down", adult Misty (played by Christina Ricci) stalks Nat and Kevyn (Alex Wyndham) at the Brix and Mortar restaurant in Downtown Vancouver.
This elegant dining house is located in a 1912 heritage brick building with a patio.
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Taissa's home exterior in the fifth episode, "Blood Hive", is the Warehouse Studio at 100 Powell Street in Gastown, Vancouver.
This location was also featured in Travelers, Charmed, and the Amazon series Upload.
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In the eighth episode, "Flight of the Bumblebee", Nat meets a former coworker at Finch's, a tea house located at 353 West Pender Street in Central Vancouver.
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Yellowjackets Season 2 Locations
In the first episode of the second season, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen", Lottie (Simone Kessell) runs a cult at the fictional Camp Green Pine.
These scenes were filmed at Camp Howdy, a picturesque natural setting located on the shores of the Indian arm in Belcarra, 40 minutes from downtown Vancouver.
The cannibalistic feast scene in the second episode was also filmed on the grounds of this camp.
This is one of the locations in season five where Virgin River is filmed.
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Taissa and Simon's son, Sammy, attends Parkside Elementary School.
This is the General Wolfe Elementary at 4251 Ontario Street in Vancouver's Riley Park neighborhood.
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In the second episode, "Edible Complex", young Nat (Sophie Thatcher) and Travis (Kevin Alves) are looking for Javi (Luciano Leroux) in the mountains.
These stunning snowy outdoors were shot at Fortress Mountain Ski Resort in the Kananaskis Valley.
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The pub where Callie (Sarah Desjardins) and Matt Saracusa (John Paul Reynolds) first meet is The Brighton at 2471 E Hastings Street in Vancouver.
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In the third episode, "Digestif", Walter (played by Elijah Wood) has a boat at the fictional Potter’s Island Marina.
This scene was filmed at Shelter Island Marina and Boatyard in Richmond.
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The mall in the fourth episode, "Old Wounds", is the Amazing Brentwood shopping center in Burnaby.
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The funky While you were streaming retro shop is actually the Village Bikes store at 12071 First Ave in Richmond.
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In the fifth episode, "Two Truths and a Lie", Callie and Matt Saracusa go bowling at the Grandview Lanes in Vancouver.
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3 comments:
1- Anonymous - Apr 27, 2023, 5:25 PM
The scene where they are trying to get a bootlegger at the liquor store was filmed at The Artful Dodger in Fernridge, Langley.
2- Anonymous - May 12, 2023, 8:57 PM
The yellow gate to the cult compound in season two is a hydro access road just off the road to Sasamat Lake.
3- Anonymous - Jul 15, 2023, 10:58 PM
The bar where Callie and Matt first meet is the Brighton on E Hastings.
1- Anonymous - Apr 27, 2023, 5:25 PM
The scene where they are trying to get a bootlegger at the liquor store was filmed at The Artful Dodger in Fernridge, Langley.
2- Anonymous - May 12, 2023, 8:57 PM
The yellow gate to the cult compound in season two is a hydro access road just off the road to Sasamat Lake.
3- Anonymous - Jul 15, 2023, 10:58 PM
The bar where Callie and Matt first meet is the Brighton on E Hastings.
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