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Manhattan Beach

beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States

🇺🇸 United States · 33.8889, -118.4053

Manhattan Beach is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Manhattan Beach, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 11 more.

“Governor Swann's mansion was built at Manhattan Beach.”

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) · Wikipedia

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TV series filmed in Manhattan Beach

Jane the Virgin 2014–2019

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Manhattan Beach 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.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003
Thor 2011
Iron Man 3 2013
“Also in January, Cheadle confirmed that re-shooting was taking place in Manhattan Beach.” Wikipedia
Reservoir Dogs 1992
Avatar: The Way of Water 2022
“The Way of Water started preliminary shooting on August 15, 2017, with Manhattan Beach, California, as the main shooting location.” Wikipedia
Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025
CSI: Miami 2002–
“Indoor scenes were shot at Raleigh Manhattan Studios in Manhattan Beach, California.” Wikipedia
The O.C. 2003–
“Although the show is set in Newport Beach, financial penalties imposed for filming outside the studio zone meant much of the show was filmed in the Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County region.” Wikipedia
Point Break 1991
“Parts of the film were shot at Lake Powell in Utah, Wheeler and Ecola State Park in Cannon Beach, Oregon, and Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Santa Monica, Venice, and Fox Hills Mall in California.” Wikipedia
Tequila Sunrise 1988
“Tequila Sunrise was filmed on location at Manhattan Beach, California.” Wikipedia
Jeans 1998
“Other Jeans shooting locations in the United States of America included the Valley of Fire, Manhattan Beach, Malibu Lake and many scenic spots throughout California.” Wikipedia

Named here by Manhattan Beach’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Manhattan Beach, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Hannah Montana 2006–

“The TV show Hannah Montana used Mira Costa High School as the image of the school portrayed in the TV show, and the Manhattan Beach Pier was also commonly shown in the intro of the show.” Wikipedia
CSI: Miami 2002–

“The CBS series CSI: Miami, at Manhattan Beach Studios, had an episode filmed at Polliwog Park.” Wikipedia
The O.C. 2003–

“The Fox Network series The O.C. was filmed at Manhattan Beach Studios.” Wikipedia
Veronica Mars 2004–

“The CW Television Network series Veronica Mars. The TV show Weeds filmed the Ren Mar House scenes at 124 Eighth Street Manhattan Beach.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Manhattan Beach?

12 productions are recorded as filmed in Manhattan Beach, including Jane the Virgin (2014–2019), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and Thor (2011). 11 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Manhattan Beach?

Jane the Virgin (2014–2019), covered by 35 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Manhattan Beach?

Manhattan Beach is in the United States, at 33.8889, -118.4053.

What other filming locations are near Manhattan Beach?

Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Universal Pictures 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, by Evanthomas1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain.