Toronto is one of the busiest film cities on Earth - and it rarely plays itself. Across the Greater Toronto Area (the GTA), the city and its surrounding towns stand in for New York, Chicago and anywhere-USA, which is why productions from The Boys and Hannibal to Schitt's Creek and The Expanse have shot here. 65 titles in our database map to Toronto and the wider GTA.
From the downtown core and the CN Tower to the studio districts in the Port Lands and GTA suburbs like Mississauga and Hamilton, the region offers a versatile, cost-effective double for American cities - a big reason Toronto is nicknamed "Hollywood North" alongside Vancouver. Use the map to see exactly where each scene was shot; many locations are public and easy to reach on the TTC.
