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Cape Town

city in the Western Cape, South Africa

South Africa · -33.9253, 18.4239

Cape Town is recorded as a filming location for 23 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Cape Town, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 60 more.

20 places inside Cape Town have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Cape Town as well.

“The series was filmed at Cape Town Film Studios in Cape Town, South Africa, with local production company Film Afrika.”
Black Sails (2014–2017) · Wikipedia

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Cape Town
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Movies and TV series filmed in Cape Town

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Cape Town as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

And 36 more, per Wikipedia:

Filming locations inside Cape Town

20 places inside Cape Town, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Cape Town too.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Cape Town?

119 productions are recorded as filmed in Cape Town, including Doctor Who (1963–), Black Mirror (2011–) and Invictus (2009). 96 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Cape Town?

Doctor Who (1963–), covered by 99 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Cape Town?

Cape Town is in South Africa. Its coordinates are -33.9253, 18.4239. The day trip guide for Cape Town lists 34 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Cape Town?

Cape Town City Hall (under 1 km), Central Public Library Cape Town (under 1 km), Castle of Good Hope (under 1 km), Greenmarket Square (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Cape Town: 34 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.