Laurier’s Brantford campus has appealing 19th century architecture mixed with modern interiors that have attracted the film industry for years. Here is a selection of recent films and TV shows that have used our campus as a backdrop.
2023 (TV)
Laurier was transformed into an American university for an upcoming season of the action series, Reacher. Laurier’s Post House residence, Carnegie Building and the Student Union building were all part of this multi-day filming production.
2023 (TV)
The hit Netflix show Umbrella Academy used streets in downtown Brantford in front of the Laurier Brantford YMCA to film for its next season. The intersection of Queen and Colborne became the site of one of the final battles for this band of dysfunctional superheroes.
2022 (Film)
One Market, Dalhousie Street and Georgie Street were sprinkled with holiday cheer for this holiday movie that takes place in fictional Squirrel Hollow.
2018, 2020, 2022 (TV)
This show has used several locations in Brantford, including Laurier’s One Market, Carnegie and more for the television adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel.
2021 (Film)
Lecture halls of Laurier’s Research and Academic Centre lent to major scenes in this thrilling drama set in Maryland.
2020 (TV)
The Carnegie building was transformed into a backdrop for this 1920s-era all-female private detective series.
2019 (Film)
The urban landscape in downtown Brantford, including the Expositor Building was transformed into a post-apocalyptic set for this Netflix drama.
2011-2017, 2020, 2022, 2023 (TV)
This famously Canadian mystery series set around the 1900s has repeatedly used Laurier’s Carnegie and Post House buildings for their historical set.
2019 (TV)
In this historical CNN drama, the Carnegie Building was transformed into the office of Senator Barak Obama and steps of congress.
2018 (Film)
If you look closely, you may recognize the facades of Expositor Place and the surrounding streets, which were made to look like 1980’s Philadelphia for this thriller for Netflix.
2018 (Film)
This drama explores power of music over Alzheimer's with Oscar winning star, Louis Gossett Jr. was shot using scenes shot all over Brantford, including Laurier’s Brantford campus.