CTV Series SIGHT UNSEEN Gets SAG-AFTRA Waiver in Vancouver
New CTV series Sight Unseen gets a SAG-AFTRA waiver that allows it to film in Vancouver, without violating the terms of the strike.
Susan Gittins
Longtime mainstream media (MSM) journalist and author Susan Gittins began writing about and photographing Vancouver’s many film and TV location shoots in the summer of 2010 after the Winter Olympics put the city and its beauty on the world stage. Movies and TV series often showcase the Vancouver area in similar fashion. Vancouver is Awesome commissioned her YVRShoots series in the fall of 2010 and it ran regularly for three years. She launched her own daily YVRShoots blog in the spring of 2012.
Vancouver-Shot THE IRRATIONAL With Jesse L. Martin Debuts September 25th on NBC
Vancouver-shot investigative thriller The Irrational, starring Jesse L. Martin, premieres Monday September 25th, on NBC after The Voice.
Atom Egoyan’s Opera-Inspired SEVEN VEILS With Amanda Seyfried to Premiere at TIFF
Canadian director Atom Egoyan’s opera-inspired Seven Veils, starring Amanda Seyfried as a tortured theatre director, gets its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 10th.
WILDERNESS With Jenna Coleman & Oliver Jackson-Cohen Streams on Prime This Fall
BC-and-Alberta-filmed Wilderness series, with Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen in a twisted love story set in America’s national parks, will stream on Amazon’s Prime Video this Fall.
FINAL DESTINATION 6’s Vancouver Production is On Hold Due to SAG Strike
Final Destination 6: Bloodlines pre-production is on hold for two weeks in metro Vancouver to figure out the impact of the SAG-AFTRA Strike.
SECRETS OF THE MORNING With Brec Bassinger & SAG-AFTRA’s Fran Drescher Premieres
VC Andrews’ Dawn Part 2: Secrets of the Morning, with Stargirl’s Brec Bassinger and SAG-AFTRA President herself Fran Drescher, premieres on Lifetime.
THE BOYS College Spinoff GEN V Premieres This September on Prime
The Boys college spinoff Gen V premieres this September on Prime Video.
Season 2 of Ontario-Filmed REACHER With Alan Ritchson Premieres This December on Prime
Season 2 of Prime’s hit series Reacher, with Alan Ritchson as ex-military cop Jack Reacher, premieres this December on the Amazon streamer.
DEADPOOL 3 With Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman Halts Production in London as SAG Strikes
Deadpool 3 halts production in London, UK, as the American screen actors guild SAG-AFTRA strikes. Ahead of the strike, Ryan Reynolds shared a first look at his Deadpool and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine on set (above) after teasing us last Fall with Jackman’s surprise return to the big screen as Wolverine.