Lights, cameras, North Carolina: New movies and shows filmed across the state
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- North Carolina hosts film shoots in Charlotte, Wilmington and Research Triangle.
- New 2025 titles include 'Bad Counselors,' 'Driver's Ed' and 'A Good Fight.'
- State continues multi-decade trend as production site for film and television.
You’ve probably lost count of all the movies and shows filmed in North Carolina. Soon, even more will be hitting the big screen, too.
According to the state’s travel and tourism website, “hundreds upon hundreds of productions having been shot here since 1980.”
2025 is no different.
Along with the new releases of “The Waterfront,” “The Hunting Wives,” “Roofman” and the final season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” several other new productions are also underway.
From the state capital to the coast, here’s a list of current and recently-wrapped movies and shows, according to the North Carolina film office.
‘Bad Counselors’
Genre: Comedy
Filming location: Charlotte
Starring: Missi Pyle, Brec Bassinger, Chris Klein
Synopsis: “After committing a crime on campus, two frat-stars pretend to be Christian camp counselors in order to fulfill court ordered community service.”
‘Blue Ridge’ (Season 2)
Genre: Crime, drama
Filming location: Charlotte
Starring: Johnathon Schaech, Sarah Lancaster, Taegen Burns
Synopsis: “Follows new sheriff, ex-Green Beret Justin Wise as he and his two deputies start investigating a murder in a town at the heart of the Blue Ridge mountains.”
‘Driver’s Ed’
Genre: Action, comedy
Filming location: Wilmington
Starring: Alyssa Milano, Kumail Nanjiani, Sam Nivola
Synopsis: “A group of teens who steal their school’s driver’s ed car to go on a road trip to help a high school senior track down his college-freshman girlfriend and win her back.”
‘A Good Fight’
Genre: Comedy
Filming location: Research Triangle region
Starring: Booboo Stewart, Aaron Kuban, Abigail Breslin
Synopsis: “A small-town businessman’s interview with a college reporter goes awry, upending their lives in unexpected ways. Heartfelt drama meets comedy in this story inspired by true events.”
You can find more details about current and previous productions filmed across the state online at the North Carolina film office website.
This story was originally published October 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM with the headline "Lights, cameras, North Carolina: New movies and shows filmed across the state."
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