TV Shows & Movies Shot in Toronto

1. GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997)
   Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

   Director: Gus Van Sant | Writer(s): Matt Damon, Ben Affleck | Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Stellan Skarsgård, Minnie Driver, Casey Affleck

   Toronto Locations: Upfront Bar & Grill, University of Toronto (Whitney Hall Residence, McLennan Physical Laboratories), Central Technical School

2. CHICAGO (2002)
   Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.

   Director: Rob Marshall | Writer(s): Bill Condon, Bob Fosse (musical play), Fred Ebb (musical play), Maurine Dallas Watkins (play) | Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Taye Diggs, Dominic West, John C. Reilly, Queen Latifah, Richard Gere

   Toronto Locations: Distillery District, Danforth Music Hall, Osgoode Hall, Casa Loma, Canada Life Building, Elgin Theatre, Parkwood Estate, Downsview Park Studios

3. MEAN GIRLS (2004)
   Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

   Director: Mark Waters | Writer(s): Tina Fey, Rosalind Wiseman (the book) | Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Amy Poehler, Lizzy Caplan, Amanda Seyfried

   Toronto Locations: University of Toronto-St. George Campus, Sherway Gardens Mall, Etobicoke Collegiate Institute, Malvern Collegiate Institute

4. HAIRSPARY (2007)
   Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

   Director: Adam Shankman | Writer(s): Leslie Dixon, John Waters (1988 screenplay), Mark O'Donnell (musical play), Thomas Meehan (musical play) | Starring: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney

   Toronto Locations: The Lakeview Diner, Gale's Snack Bar, Lord Lansdowne Public School, Queen Victoria School, Studio City Toronto

5. SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD* (2010)
   In a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.

   Director: Edgar Wright | Writer(s): Edgar Wright, Michael Bacall, Bryan Lee O'Malley (the graphic novels) | Starring: Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman

   Toronto Locations: Honest Ed's, Cabbagetown, Casa Loma, Baldwin Steps, Lee's Palace, St. Michael's College School, Artscape Wychwood Barns, Cinespace Film Studios, Pinewood Toronto Studios

6. SUICIDE SQUAD (2016)
   A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.

   Director: David Ayer | Writer(s): David Ayer | Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Ike Barinholtz, Jared Leto, Cara Delevingne

   Toronto Locations: Lower Bay Station, Union Station, Dundas Square, Yonge Street, Bay Street, Adelaide Street, 151 Front Street West, Pinewood Toronto Studios, Toronto International Studios

7. SUITS (2011 – 2019)
   On the run from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant college dropout Mike Ross finds himself working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers.

   Creator: Aaron Korsh | Starring: Patrick J. Adams, Gabriel Macht, Meghan Markle, Gina Torres, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman

   Toronto Locations: Downsview Park Studios, Bay Adelaide Centre, The Lakeview Diner, University of Toronto St. George Campus

8. ORPHAN BLACK (2013 – 2017)*
   A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.

   Creators: John Fawcett, Graeme Manson | Starring: Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Kristian Bruun, Kevin Hanchard, Skyler Wexler

   Toronto Locations: Thompson Hotel, Waverley Hotel, St. Michael's College, Valley Halla Estate, Le Germaine Hotel

9. THE HANDMAID’S TALE (2017 – 2025) *
   Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

   Creator: Bruce Miller, based on the novel by Margaret Atwood | Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle

   Toronto Locations: Allan Gardens Children's Conservatory, Humber College, Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium, St. Aidan's Anglican Church, University of Toronto St. George Campus, Cinespace Film Studios

10. THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (2019 – 2024)

    A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.

    Creators: Steve Blackman, Jeremy Slater | Starring: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Justin H. Min, Colm Feore

    Toronto Locations: Wallace Emerson Community Centre, Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, Pier 35, Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre, Massey Hall, Lillian H. Smith Library, McLean House, The Lakeview Restaurant

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