Where was Top of the Lake filmed?
2013 New Zealand TV series
Top of the Lake (2013–2017) was filmed in Sydney, South Island, Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, Glenorchy and Moke Lake, 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, in Australia, New Zealand. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as New Zealand. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 6 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Sydney
Australia
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
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Landscapes & nature
South Island
New Zealand
one of the two main New Zealand islands
“Filming took 18 weeks and was shot entirely on location in Queenstown and Glenorchy, in Otago, on the South Island of New Zealand.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Queenstown
New Zealand
resort town in Otago Region, New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Glenorchy
New Zealand
settlement in Otago, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Lake Wakatipu
New Zealand
lake in Otago Region, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Moke Lake
New Zealand
lake in Otago Region, New Zealand
Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this series as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this series’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Queenstown New Zealand
“Jane Campion's six-part drama mystery Top of the Lake was shot during 2012 for pay TV release in 2013.” Wikipedia
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Glenorchy New Zealand
“The 2013 BBC television miniseries Top of the Lake was also filmed in the area and was set in and around Paradise.” Wikipedia
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Moke Lake New Zealand
“In the 2013 BBC miniseries Top of the Lake, the scenes in the women's commune were filmed at Moke Lake.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this series as shot in New Zealand, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: New Zealand
Also shot in these places
- The Matrix 1999
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2002
- The Matrix Reloaded 2003
- The Matrix Revolutions 2003
- Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
- Moulin Rouge! 2001
- The Great Gatsby 2013
- Hacksaw Ridge 2016
- Mission: Impossible 2 2000
- The Wolverine 2013
- Superman Returns 2006
Set in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Top of the Lake have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Matrix (1999), Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.