Productions

Nova Scotia has a long history of producing critically acclaimed and award-winning films, television series, documentaries and animation.

Make your next film in Nova Scotia — we’re open for business. Film and television productions filming in Nova Scotia are eligible for funding from the Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund, administered by the Dept. of Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage (CCTH). For more information on various funding programs and streams – including the NEW Distant Location Incentive for productions filming in rural communities – please visit our incentives page HERE.

Watch our video below to see why Nova Scotia has it all!

Explore Screen Nova Scotia’s online production guide HERE for contact information, credits, and other details. We’re also happy to provide information on potential production partners, service providers, and unions and guilds to help you quickly become familiar with the logistics of Nova Scotia’s screen industry.

For Health & Safety Guidelines for Nova Scotia’s production industry, please click HERE. For information on filming in N.S. during COVID-19, please click HERE.

In Nova Scotia, we know production. Our province is home to world-class crews, talented cast, experienced production partners and state-of-the-art post-production facilities. Watch our video below to see why these award-winning, highly skilled and professional technicians are in demand across the country and around the world!

Recent years have been some of the busiest on record for the NS Screen Industry and our mission is to ensure this continues. Scroll down for an up-to-date list of productions that are currently shooting in Nova Scotia. Please note that we are unable to provide any information on upcoming productions until they have officially released announcements regarding filming (due to confidentiality obligations).

AMC Networks, Dynamic Television, Topsail Entertainment, Shaftesbury; TV Series

You're Killing Me

In Production

Amalia Williamson (Sullivan’s Crossing) and Tom Cavanagh (The Flash) are set as series regulars opposite Brooke Shields in Acorn TV’s upcoming crime drama series You’re Killing Me. The six-episode series, which starts production in Nova Scotia in September is set to debut on Acorn TV in 2026.

Set in a quaint New England colonial town, You’re Killing Me follows bestselling novelist (Shields) who forms an unlikely alliance with Andi, an aspiring writer and podcaster (Williamson) to find the killer of a close friend.

You’re Killing Me is a co-production between Topsail Entertainment and Shaftesbury.

Trailer Park Boys Inc., Kontent House; TV Series

The Trades, Season 3

In Production

Broadcaster: Crave, Bell Media
Production Companies: Trailer Park Boys Inc., Kontent House
Director: Warren P. Sonoda

 

Fremantle, Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Reel World Management, CTV; TV Series

Sullivan's Crossing, Season 4

In Production

Production Companies: Fremantle, Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Reel World Management
Writer/Showrunner: Roma Roth
Broadcaster: CTV (Canada), The CW (US)

EPIX Studios, MGM International Television Productions; TV Series

FROM, Season 4

In Production

Production Company: Midnight Radio
Studios/ Distributors: Epix Studios / MGM International Television Productions

IOM Media Ventures; TV Series

This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Season 33

In Production

Production Company: IoM Media Ventures
Producer / Production Manager: Siobhan Kennedy-Cameron
More info HERE.

Ocean Entertainment ; TV Series

Small Town Escapes with Colin & Justin

In Production

Production Company: Ocean Entertainment
Broadcaster: HGTV Canada
More info HERE

Huminah Huminah Animation; Animated Series

Toopy & Binoo, Season 4

In Production

Production Companies: Huminah Huminah Animation (Halifax) and Echo Media (Montreal)
Broadcasters: CBC, SRC, TFO and Toon-A-Vision

Park 13 Productions Inc.; TV Series

Trailer Park Boys, Season 13

Wrapped
Peep Media ; Feature

Baby

Wrapped

Writer/Director: Jackie Torrens
Producers: Jessica Brown, Terry Greenlaw

Picture Plant, No Fear Films; Feature

The Miseries

Wrapped

Writer: Sarah Gignac
Director: Becky Parsons
Producers: Terry Greenlaw, Becky Parsons
Production Companies: Picture Plant, No Fear Films
Production Dates: Spring 2025

Read more: FROM’s Kaelen Ohm Is Haunted By THE MISERIES – the feminist genre-bender is in production now in Nova Scotia.

Stone Cold Productions ; Feature

Jeffrey's Turn

Wrapped

Writer/Director: Glen Gould
Producer: Hank White
Production Company: Stone Cold Productions
Location: Unama’ki – Cape Breton
Production Dates: Spring 2025

MGM+; Original Series

The Institute

Wrapped

Production Company: MGM Studios
Director/Executive producer: Jack Bender (Lost, Mr. Mercedes)
Writer/Executive producer Benjamin Cavell (Justified, The Stand)
Leads: Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds)

Universal Television, Amazon MGM Studios ; TV Series

We Were Liars

Wrapped

Production Company: Universal Television
Broadcaster/Streamer: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Manager: Shauna Hatt
Location: Nova Scotia
Production Dates: May – September 2024

Read more in Variety and Deadline.

Shut Up & Colour Pictures ; Feature

Place of Ghosts

Wrapped

Director: Bretten Hannam
Producers: Jason Levangie, Marc Tetreault, Martin Katz, and Diana Elbaum
Distributor: Magnify (Global, US); VVS (Canada)
Location: Nova Scotia
Production Dates: August-September 2024