Towns & cities

Southport

city in North Carolina, United States

United States · 33.9244, -78.0206

Southport is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 7 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“The remaining scenes were filmed primarily around the town of Southport, North Carolina.”

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Southport as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997
Under the Dome 2013–
“Filming for the series officially began in Southport and Wilmington, both in North Carolina, on February 28, 2013.” Wikipedia
Dawson's Creek 1998–
“During its first four seasons, Dawson's Creek was primarily filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, at EUE/Screen Gems studios and on location around Wilmington, with Southport and Wrightsville Beach also standing in for the fictional town of Capeside, a port city located in mid-Cape Cod.” Wikipedia
Safe Haven 2013
Summer Catch 2001
“The setting is the Cape Cod Baseball League, but the majority of the film was shot in Southport, North Carolina.” Wikipedia
Greedy People 2024
The Waterfront 2025–

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Southport?

7 productions are recorded as filmed in Southport, including I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Under the Dome (2013–) and Dawson's Creek (1998–). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Southport?

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), covered by 48 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Southport?

Southport is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.9244, -78.0206.

What other filming locations are near Southport?

Dosher Memorial Hospital (under 1 km), Cape Fear River (4 km south), Bald Head Island (8 km south), Oak Island (10 km west) 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 DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.