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Filming locations in South Africa

86 places in South Africa recorded as a filming location for a film or television series, from Doctor Who (1963–) down to the deep cuts.

1 castle or palace · 19 landmarks & buildings · 3 streets & squares · 14 landscapes & nature · 49 towns & cities

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Locations in South Africa

Set in South Africa, not filmed there

1 more place in South Africa appears on this atlas because a game, an anime or a manga is SET there. Nothing was filmed at it: a drawn or rendered work is filmed nowhere, and some of these places are invented and pinned on what Wikidata says they are based on.

Also shot in South Africa, without a precise location

Wikidata records 65 more productions as shot in South Africa while naming only the country or the state: true, and too coarse to pin, so they are named here rather than dropped or guessed at.

Also named as shot in South Africa by their Wikipedia articles

18 productions name South Africa in their Wikipedia articles as where they were shot, without a place inside it, so they are listed here rather than pinned or dropped.

Productions filmed in South Africa

115 more productions are listed on the pages of the places above.

Frequently asked questions

How many filming locations are in South Africa?

86 places in South Africa are recorded on this atlas: 1 castle or palace, 19 landmarks & buildings and 3 streets & squares, among others. Every one is listed on this page.

Which is the most filmed place in South Africa?

Cape Town, with 23 recorded productions.

Which famous productions were filmed in South Africa?

Doctor Who (1963–), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Black Mirror (2011–) and Blood Diamond (2006), by number of Wikipedia language editions.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to each place's coordinates, photograph and Wikipedia article. A country that looks thin means sparse Wikidata coverage, never that nothing was filmed there.