🏙 Towns & cities
Seattle
city in and county seat of King County, State of Washington, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 47.6050, -122.3300
Seattle is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Seattle, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 19 more. 5 video games are also set here.
4 productions were filmed at 22 places inside Seattle rather than at Seattle itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The prom sequence was shot over three days in Seattle.”
Movies and TV series filmed in Seattle
- iCarly 2007–2012
- 10 Things I Hate About You 1999
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The Man in the High Castle
2015–2019
“Principal filming for the pilot took place in Seattle, with the city standing in for San Francisco and locations in New York City.” Wikipedia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Seattle 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.
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Grey's Anatomy
2005–
“Rhimes initially considered setting the medical drama in her hometown, Chicago, but ultimately decided on Seattle to distinguish Grey's Anatomy from the Chicago-based series ER.” Wikipedia
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50 First Dates
2004
“Additional changes Sandler made to the script include moving its setting from Seattle to Hawaii and rewriting a decent amount of interior scenes that take place in a café.” Wikipedia
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True Blood
2008–2014
“Digital Kitchen took a four-day trip to Louisiana to film; it also shot scenes at a Chicago church, and on a stage and in a bar in Seattle.” Wikipedia
- Top Gun: Maverick 2022
- My Own Private Idaho 1991
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Assassins
1995
“The film was shot in Seattle, Washington, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Portland, Oregon.” Wikipedia
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
“In addition to existing filming locations from the TV series, a Seattle building doubled for the FBI office in Philadelphia; the scene in Jacques' cabin was shot at an actual cabin in Angeles National Forest; and the scene where Laura dies in the train car was shot on a Los Angeles soundstage.” Wikipedia
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60 Minutes
1968–
“The piece revealed that CBS News had flown in staffers, including from Seattle and Rome, in early March 2020 to begin filming promotional material for 60 in 6.” Wikipedia
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Cobra
1986
“Originally, Cobra was supposed to be filmed in Seattle, climaxing with a motorcycle chase scene on a ferry between the islands.” Wikipedia
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Disclosure
1994
“The movie was filmed in and around Seattle, Washington.” Wikipedia
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Life or Something Like It
2002
“The majority of the movie was shot on location in Seattle, Washington, although portions were also filmed in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.” Wikipedia
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No Retreat, No Surrender
1986
“The film was shot mostly in Los Angeles, with some exterior location shooting in Seattle.” Wikipedia
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992
“The film was shot on location in Washington state in Issaquah, Seattle, and Tacoma.” Wikipedia
- Love Happens 2009
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World's Greatest Dad
2009
“The film was shot in Seattle, Washington, largely at the former F.A. McDonald School in Wallingford.” Wikipedia
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Station 19
2018–
“Filming for the series primarily takes place in Los Angeles, with additional filming in Seattle.” Wikipedia
- Chaos 2005
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Millennium
1996–
“The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington.” Wikipedia
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Battle in Seattle
2007
“Some filming was also done on location in Seattle.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Seattle
4 productions shot at 22 places inside Seattle, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Seattle itself.
- Sleepless in Seattle 1st Avenue per Wikipedia 1993
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story University of Washington per Wikipedia 1993
- 21 & Over The Ave per Wikipedia 2013
- The Changeling Space Needle per Wikipedia 1980
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🏙 Towns & cities
Queen Anne
🇺🇸 United States
human settlement in Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Space Needle
🇺🇸 United States
observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Magnuson Park
🇺🇸 United States
park in Washington, United States of America, United States of America
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🛣 Streets & squares
1st Avenue
🇺🇸 United States
street in Seattle
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Alki Beach Park
🇺🇸 United States
beach park in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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🛣 Streets & squares
Fremont Bridge
🇺🇸 United States
drawbridge in Seattle, Washington, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Naval Station Puget Sound
🇺🇸 United States
former United States Naval station near Seattle, WA
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🏙 Towns & cities
Capitol Hill
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA
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🏙 Towns & cities
Chinatown-International District
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Georgetown
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood of Seattle
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Paramount Theatre
🇺🇸 United States
theatre and movie theater in Seattle, Washington, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Washington
🇺🇸 United States
public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States
10 more places are inside Seattle — see them on the map.
Set here
Video games that take place here. A game is filmed nowhere, so this is where the story is set rather than where a camera stood — a different claim from everything above, and kept under its own heading for that reason.
- The Last of Us Part II
- Killer7
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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
“Bloodlines 2 takes place in early 21st-century Seattle at Christmastime, during a historic snowstorm.” Wikipedia
- Coffee Talk
- Shadowrun
Set here, per Wikipedia
Games whose English Wikipedia article says they are set in Seattle, where Wikidata’s narrative-location statement stops at the country. Still a setting and not a shoot, and still a sentence rather than a statement — two steps from the strongest evidence on this atlas, and labelled at both.
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Gran Turismo 4
- Gran Turismo 2
- Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
- Life Is Strange 2
- World in Conflict
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Infamous: Second Son
“As opposed to the previous two games, Second Son takes place in the real-life city of Seattle, Washington and uses many actual locations and neighborhoods.” Wikipedia
- Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
- Ben 10: Protector of Earth
- Deus Ex: Invisible War
- Gran Turismo 2009
- Tourist Trophy
- Rock Band 2
- Justice League Task Force 1995
- Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh 1996
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Queen Anne
🇺🇸 United States
human settlement in Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Space Needle
🇺🇸 United States
observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Magnuson Park
🇺🇸 United States
park in Washington, United States of America, United States of America
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🏙 Towns & cities
Tacoma
🇺🇸 United States
county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Snoqualmie
🇺🇸 United States
city in King County, Washington, United States of America
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🏙 Towns & cities
Issaquah
🇺🇸 United States
city in King County, Washington, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Seattle?
26 productions are recorded as filmed in Seattle, 4 of them at places inside it, including iCarly (2007–2012), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019). 19 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Seattle?
iCarly (2007–2012), covered by 63 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Seattle?
Seattle is in the United States, at 47.6050, -122.3300.
What other filming locations are near Seattle?
Queen Anne, Space Needle, Magnuson Park, Tacoma 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 Spicypepper999, CC0.