Film & TV productions filming in California
0 film and television productions in this directory have filmed or are filming in California. 40 have a shoot start dated in October 2026 and 26 more start within the following 90 days. Most of it is in Los Angeles (2,863), San Francisco (23) and Santa Clarita (18), with 21 more cities below.
As of October 1, 2026. Open any production for its companies, crew and casting contacts.
Production cities in California
24 cities with a filming-location page. Counts are distinct productions, all time.
Los Angeles
2,863 productions
San Francisco
23 productions
Santa Clarita
18 productions
San Diego
17 productions
Culver City
11 productions
Palm Springs
10 productions
Burbank
10 productions
Oakland
6 productions
Ventura
6 productions
Anaheim
6 productions
North Hollywood
6 productions
Hollywood
5 productions
Sacramento
4 productions
Big Bear
4 productions
San Bernardino
4 productions
Pasadena
4 productions
Santa Monica
4 productions
Bakersfield
3 productions
Petaluma
3 productions
Riverside
3 productions
Joshua Tree
3 productions
Beverly Hills
3 productions
Universal City
3 productions
La Mirada
3 productions
Shoot dates in California
Productions with a published start date, October 2026 and the 90 days after October 1, 2026. 107 more are in pre-production without a date yet.
Starting in October 2026 · 40
- (Un)wanted · Play
- East of Eden, North of Argentina · Feature Film
- Life Support · Feature Film
- Kids Dino Animated Show · Series
- Camilla · Feature Film
- Project Musicbox · Video Game
- Creepster · Feature Film
- Carl Weber's The Family Business: Season 7 · Series
- Woman, Life, Freedom: The Heart of the Fire · Feature Film
- Thoughtwave · Feature Film
- Parent Teacher Organization: The Musical! · Musicals
- Actor Signal Lost · Feature Film
- Final House · Feature Film
- Cringe Fest: Veils of the Unknown · Theater
- Under the Fig Tree · Pilot
- Corbin & George Need to Score · Feature Film
- Supporting Role · Feature Film
- Paracusis · Feature Film
- Sheila Got Bangs · Feature Film
- Run.Gun.Steal&Deal · Feature Film
- There's No Place · Feature Film
- A Project 24 Halloween · Play
- The Ovalist · Feature Film
- Yuletide Reunion · Feature Film
- Nacho Ate Spiderman · Play
- Untitled Feature Film · Feature Film
- Radio Galaxy · Play
- Playmates · Feature Film
- Forever USA: American Stories Sealed in Time · Theater
- Pinocchio - The Wooden Boy · Theater
- Ab Negative · Feature Film
- Other · Feature Film
- The Well · Feature Film
- Loop Group · Series
- Crazy Rich Arabs · Feature Film
- It's a Wonderful Life · Theater
- Untitled Holiday Slasher · Feature Film
- Blackberry Delta · Feature Film
- 27F Seeking Anything · Feature Film
- Scrooge! The Musical (2026) · Musicals
Starting in the next 90 days · 26
- Unlikely Families - Rebellious Teen Finds Family in Unlikely Place · Series
- Coarse · Feature Film
- Malicious Intent · Documentary
- The Prostitute · Feature Film
- Mafia Trilogy · Series
- From Yonder Wood · Feature Film
- Rent · Musicals
- Buddy, Just Don't Crack My Wife · Feature Film
- Mixed Bowl · Pilot
- Clean the Bones · Feature Film
- Barefoot in the Park · Play
- Leila · Pilot
- Sheila's Harvest · Play
- Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas · Musicals
- The Polar Express Train Ride, Southern CA (Role of Santa) · Theater
- Ticket to Love · Feature Film
- The Loop · Pilot
- Jingle Jones · Feature Film
- The Ride · Feature Film
- The Traveling Vampire Show · Theater
- Speeding Towards You · Feature Film
- Rapunzel and Her Holiday Wish · Musicals
- Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow · Feature Film
- Ghost Quartet · Musicals
- Fast Forever
- Come from Away · Musicals
Filming now in California
Cameras are rolling on these projects. 23 projects.
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Fake Wedding
- Barney
- Circles (Drama)
- The Nightingale
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Season 2)
- Sponsor
- The American Spring
- Bad Thoughts (Season 2)
- Teach Me
- One Attempt Remaining
- Do You Want Kids?
- Prince Charming
- Teen Titans
- Ready Or Not 2
- RJ Decker
- Bosch: Start Of Watch
- Wonka 2
- The 9,009 Lives Of A Cocaine God
- Paper Tiger
- I Play Rocky
- One Tree Hill Reboot
- Running Point
Starting soon in California
In pre-production — crewing up and locking locations. 15 projects.
In post in California
Principal photography has wrapped. 20 projects.
- Count My Lies
- 17 Sundays
- Monsters: The Lizzie Borden Story (Season 4)
- Don't Open The Door
- Untitled Mandy Moore NFL Drama
- Bound for Glory
- Thrive!
- Very Young Frankenstein (Pilot)
- Close Personal Friends
- Behemoth!
- Nest
- The Muppet Show Pilot
- Hollywood Arts
- The Heidi Fleiss Story
- Bad Monkey (Season 2)
- El Tigre
- I'm Smarter Than You
- California Avenue
- The Shards
- Grey's Anatomy (Season 22)
Previously filmed in California
Completed productions. 2 projects.
Planning a shoot in California?
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Filming in California — common questions
- Which cities in California have the most film and TV production?
- Los Angeles (2,863 productions), San Francisco (23 productions), Santa Clarita (18 productions), San Diego (17 productions) and Culver City (11 productions). 24 cities in California have enough production history for a page of their own; smaller towns are counted in the state total.
- What starts shooting in California in October 2026?
- 40 productions in this directory have a published shoot start in October 2026 in California: (Un)wanted (Oct 1), East of Eden, North of Argentina (Oct 1), Life Support (Oct 1), Kids Dino Animated Show (Oct 1), Camilla (Oct 1) and others. Dates come from the productions' own announcements and can move.
- What is coming up in California over the next three months?
- 26 productions have a shoot start dated within 90 days of October 1, 2026: Unlikely Families - Rebellious Teen Finds Family in Unlikely Place (Nov 1), Coarse (Nov 1), Malicious Intent (Nov 1), The Prostitute (Nov 2), Mafia Trilogy (Nov 2) and others. A further 107 are in pre-production without a published start date.
- How many productions are filming in California right now?
- No productions in this directory are recorded as actively shooting in California at the moment. 0 are in pre-production, which is the stage immediately before cameras roll.
- How do I find the production company for a project filming in California?
- Open any production on this page. Each listing names the production companies attached to it and links to their directory profiles. Production-office contact details — phone, email and address — are available to Production List members.
- How current is this list?
- Projects are discovered hourly from trade announcements and appear here as soon as they are verified.