🏞 Landscapes & nature
East River
tidal strait in New York City
🇺🇸 United States · 40.7869, -73.9175
East River is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.
“The MacNeil residence interiors were filmed at CECO Studios in Manhattan, with Karras's confrontation with his uncle, shot at Goldwater Memorial Hospital, now the site of Cornell Tech, on Roosevelt Island in the East River between Manhattan and Queens; the scenes with Karras's mother in the hospital were filmed at Bellevue.”
Movies and TV series filmed at East River
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names East River 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 Exorcist 1973
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
2025
“The launch platform for the Excelsior juts out from the Baxter Building toward the middle of the East River, with Farahani stating that he and the rest of the creative team "kind of went totally overboard in designing all the functionality of how you could launch a rocket in midtown Manhattan without creating chaos".” Wikipedia
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Succession
2018–2023
“Key locations included the American Irish Historical Society on Fifth Avenue as the location for Logan's apartment, 714 Broadway as the location of Shiv's season 1 apartment, and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport on the East River for scenes of the Roys departing on their helicopters.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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New York City
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most populous city in the United States
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Manhattan
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borough of New York City, New York, United States
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Staten Island
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borough of New York City, New York, United States of America
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East Harlem
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neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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Foley Square
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street intersection in Manhattan, New York
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Hempstead House
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Estate in Sands Point, New York, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at East River?
5 productions are recorded as filmed at East River, including Doctor Who (1963–), I Am Legend (2007) and The Exorcist (1973). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at East River?
Doctor Who (1963–), covered by 99 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is East River?
East River is in the United States, at 40.7869, -73.9175.
What other filming locations are near East River?
New York City, Manhattan, Staten Island, East Harlem and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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, Public domain.