Towns & cities

Charlotte

city in and county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States

United States · 35.2269, -80.8433

Charlotte is recorded as a filming location for 4 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Charlotte, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 31 more.

1 production was filmed at 5 places inside Charlotte rather than at Charlotte itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“The series is filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina.”

Homeland (2011–2020) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed in Charlotte

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Charlotte 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.

The Hunger Games 2012
“Many of the urban and interior locations, in the Capitol and elsewhere, were filmed in Shelby and Charlotte; other scenes were filmed in the Asheville area.” Wikipedia
Days of Thunder 1990
Paper Towns 2015
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006
“Scenes at The Pit Stop, the bar the characters frequent and Ricky Bobby and Jean Girard first meet were filmed in a recently closed sports bar in Charlotte.” Wikipedia
Richie Rich 1994
Shallow Hal 2001
Logan Lucky 2017
Vacation 2015
“On October 22, 2014, scenes were filmed at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.” Wikipedia
Nell 1994
“Production took place in North Carolina, including the town of Robbinsville and the city of Charlotte.” Wikipedia
Sleepy Hollow 2013–
“The pilot episode was filmed in Gastonia, Salisbury, and Charlotte, North Carolina.” Wikipedia
Leatherheads 2008
Tusk 2014
The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2021
The Rage: Carrie 2 1999
“The Rage: Carrie 2 was mainly filmed in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, including in a house designed by the iconic architect Gene Leedy.” Wikipedia
Tammy 2014
American Animals 2018
Max 2015
Black Dog 1998
The Ultimate Gift 2006
War Room 2015
Christy 2025
Ashby 2015
Careful What You Wish For 2015
Black Rainbow 1989
“Black Rainbow was shot between October and December 1988 in Charlotte, North Carolina.” Wikipedia
Shots Fired 2017–
“Other scenes were filmed in Concord, Mooresville and Charlotte.” Wikipedia
The Original Kings of Comedy 2000
“Filmed in front of a live audience at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, the comedians give the audience their views about African-American culture, race relations, religion, and family.” Wikipedia
Axe 1977
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story 1991
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain 2023
Witness Insecurity 2011
An Evergreen Christmas 2014

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Charlotte

1 production shot at 5 places inside Charlotte, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Charlotte itself.

Juwanna Mann Charlotte Coliseum per Wikipedia 2002

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Charlotte?

36 productions are recorded as filmed in Charlotte, 1 of them at places inside it, including Homeland (2011–2020), Banshee (2013–2016) and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (2023). 31 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Charlotte?

Homeland (2011–2020), covered by 41 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Charlotte?

Charlotte is in the United States. Its coordinates are 35.2269, -80.8433.

What other filming locations are near Charlotte?

Bank of America Plaza (under 1 km), Charlotte metropolitan area (under 1 km), American Legion Memorial Stadium (2 km south-east), Mecklenburg County (3 km north-east) 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 Precisionviews, CC BY-SA 4.0.