List of fictional towns in television

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This is a list of fictional towns, villages, and cities from live-action television shows. This list should include only well-referenced, notable examples of fictional settlements that are integral to a work of fiction and substantively depicted therein. Fictionalized versions of actual towns (such as Raytown, Missouri in Mama's Family and Wellsville, New York in The Adventures of Pete & Pete ) are not included.

For a list of fictional towns, villages and cities from animated television shows, see list of fictional towns in animation.

Town NameOriginNetworkNotes
Águas de São Jacinto, Minas Gerais Amor Perfeito TV Globo Fictional city located in Minas Gerais.
Akebono City, Japan Madan Senki Ryukendo TV Aichi Located near or in Tokyo, Japan, Akebono City is a fictional special ward in Tokyo, Japan. This is where the SHOT (Shoot Hell Obduracy Troopers) headquarters is located. Appears to be a mixture of Shibamata with Yanaka, due to its ancient architecture and to be considered an old city.
Albuquerque, São Paulo Estúpido Cupido TV Globo Fictional city located in São Paulo.
Algonquin Bay, Ontario Cardinal CTV Algonquin Bay is a small town in Northern Ontario, a fictionalized version of the city of North Bay.
Allende del Sol, Mexico Criminal Minds CBS The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (or BAU) is sent to Allende del Sol, a small town full of traditions located in Mexico to hunt down a serial killer and rapist who is terrorizing this small Mexican town in the episode "Machismo" (1x19). The total population of Allende del Sol, Mexico is 20,000.
Antares, Rio Grande do SulIncidente em Antares TV Globo Fictional city, located in Rio Grande do Sul.
Agrestic, California Weeds Showtime A fictional suburb of Los Angeles.
Angel Grove Power Rangers VariousCity of Power Rangers.
Angelus, Western Australia Lockie Leonard NN Angelus is a fictional coastal town in Western Australia the Leonard family move to. Is a regular setting used in novels, stories, and novellas by Tim Winton.
Araruna, São Paulo Sinhá Moça TV Globo Araruna is a fictional countryside town where the Monarquists and Republicans defront yourselves.
Arlen, Texas King of the Hill FOX
Armação dos Anjos, Rio de Janeiro Vamp TV Globo Fictional city located on the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Armação do Sul, Santa Catarina The Incredible '90s TV Globo Fictional city, located in Santa Catarina.
Aspern Tallow, England Midsomer Murders ITV Aspern Tallow is a fictional village in Midsomer County.
August, United KingdomLate nights with Poe and MunroSteamAugust is a fictional English town
Babylon, Texas Carnivàle HBO Located in Texas, it is the main scenario of the episodes "Black Blizzard" and "Babylon" of Season 1 of Carnivàle .
BalatonmeggyesDoktor Balaton TV2 A village on the northern coast of the lake Balaton. It is famous for its medicinal water.
Banshee, Pennsylvania Banshee HBO
Bay City Another World NBC Generic midwestern town, location initially unidentified but inferred in the 1980s to be Illinois. Shares the name of a real town Bay City in Michigan.
Bay City, California Starsky & Hutch ABC
Beacon Hills, California Teen Wolf MTV Beacon Hills is the fictional town in which that main character Scott McCall is turned into a werewolf it is the central hub of the television show.
Bluebell, Alabama Hart of Dixie The CW Bluebell, Alabama, is a Gulf Coast fictional town in the television series Hart of Dixie . [1] The show's main character, Zoe Hart, a New York heart surgeon, moves to the small Southern town to become a general practitioner. All the episodes of Hart of Dixie take place almost entirely in Bluebell. [2] [3]
Boiadeiros, São Paulo América TV Globo Fictional town, located in São Paulo
Bom Jesus das Almas and Vargem da Cruz, GoiásMemorial de Maria Moura TV Globo Fictional city, located in Goiás.
Bom Jesus do Rio Claro, Paraná O Astro TV Globo Fictional city, located in Paraná.
Buckhorn, South Dakota Twin Peaks (Season 3) Showtime Buckhorn, South Dakota, is a small town. Once, a gory murder of a local librarian happens there, and a local school principal is arrested, after his fingerprints are found on the murder scene.
Bune, Texas Criminal Minds (season 3) CBS A small town that is the setting for "Elephant's Memory", a case following a troubled teen on a murderous rampage.
Cabot Cove, Maine Murder, She Wrote CBS Cabot Cove, Maine, is the small, fictional fishing village in which Jessica Fletcher lives in the television series Murder, She Wrote . Many episodes of Murder, She Wrote used Cabot Cove as a location because the show's producers were contractually obliged to deliver five Cabot Cove episodes a year. [4] Despite the town's population of 3,560, [4] Cabot Cove became notable as a place where a large number of murders took place. The New York Times calculated that almost 2% of Cabot Cove's residents died during the show's run. More visitors to Cabot Cove died than residents. [4]

Cabot Cove is named after the town's founder, Winfred Cabot. Perhaps setting the stage for the town's reputation for murders, Cabot was killed in a murder-suicide situation with his wife Hepzibah. It has an architectural heritage of Victorian houses. Given the village's rich history, coastal location and close proximity to eastern U.S. cities, Cabot Cove was transformed from a small, sleepy fishing village to a tourist destination for the people coming from New York.

Camden County My Name is Earl NBC A rural town where the title character Earl Hickey wins $100,000 on a lottery scratcher, only to be hit by a truck. He dedicates his life to helping others that he has wronged.
Campo Claro, Rio de Janeiro Total Dreamer TV Globo Fictional city, located in Rio de Janeiro.
Capeside, Massachusetts Dawson's Creek The WB Capeside is a fictional town in Massachusetts where Dawson's Creek takes place. It is located on Cape Cod, possibly somewhere mid-Cape between Falmouth and Yarmouth, as an early episodes includes these real towns in a "snow day" announcement. Incorporated in 1815, the town has a population of 35,000 and is located between the cities of Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts. Capeside exteriors were shot in and around Wilmington, North Carolina. Its bays and coastlines are similar to those found along the coast of Massachusetts.
Caramirim, Rio de Janeiro Três Irmãs TV Globo Fictional city, located in Rio de Janeiro.
Causton, England Midsomer Murders ITV Causton is the biggest town and the county seat of fictional Midsomer County.
Central City (DC Comics) The Flash (2014 TV series) The CW Central City is the home to the titular character Barry Allen (Arrowverse).
Changadan Dead Lake PremierChangadan is a uranium-mining town in the far north of Russia, where a detective from Moscow is investigating the death of the daughter of a local oligarch.
Charming, California Sons of Anarchy FX Charming is the fictional Northern California town that serves as the main setting for FX's Sons of Anarchy. The town is located in the San Joaquin Valley, bounded by the Bay Area, Stockton, and Sacramento.
Chatswin, New York Suburgatory ABC Located next to New York City, Chatswin is a suburban city that is infamously known to its residents for having the same physical phenotype: everyone there is stereotypically blond, with a suburban voice.
Chester's Mill, Maine Under the Dome (TV series) CBS A fictional town, where the dome traps the entire town and its residents from the outside world.
Cicely, Alaska Northern Exposure CBS A small, isolated town in Alaska where the main character, Joel Fleischman, is sent to work off his medical school debt as the town's physician. The ensemble cast forms a tight-knit community of eccentrics. Cicely is also multicultural, with Native American residents and culture playing a significant role. The series was filmed on location in Roslyn, Washington, with real buildings (such as the Brick tavern) utilized as primary sets and local Roslyn residents cast as extras.
Clinton Corners, Georgia Carter Country ABC Clinton Corners is a fictional town in Georgia, presumably near the part of the state from which U.S. President Jimmy Carter hailed.
Collinsport, Maine Dark Shadows ABC Collinsport is a fictional town in Maine on Frenchman's Bay and the location of Collinwood, the home of Barnabas Collins and the Collins Family. Its main industry is the local Collins Fishing and Cannery business.
Coroado, Goiás Irmãos Coragem TV Globo Fictional city, located in Goiás.
Creed, Oklahoma Carnivàle HBO Located in Oklahoma, this city is the birthplace of Evander Geddes, the man who made Henry Scudder's (the main protagonist's father) death mask.
Crinkley Bottom Noel's House Party BBC Crinkley Bottom is a fictional village where Noel Edmonds lives in The Great House where the program is set.
Denton, England A Touch of Frost ITV A fictional southern England town which is maybe in Berkshire, Oxfordshire or Wiltshire.
Dog RiverCorner Gas CTV A small town in Saskatchewan Canada where the CTV series Corner Gas is filmed and the show takes place. It is not specified where, exactly, it is located in Saskatchewan but it is implied to be near Regina, Saskatchewan.
Dumpwater, Florida Married... with Children ELP Communications and Columbia Pictures Television and Tandem ProductionsDumpwater is a town located near Lake City in the 2 part episode Poppy's by the Tree.
Edgewater, California Fire Country CBS Edgewater is a town located in California's redwood forests, with a conventional Cal Fire station (Station 42) and two CDCR conservation camps known as Three Rock (for men) and Black Creek (for women). It is based on series co-creator Max Thieriot's own hometown of Occidental, California.
Eerie, Indiana Eerie, Indiana
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension
NBC, Fox Kids Eerie is a strange, desolate, little town in Indiana in the Eerie, Indiana and Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension television shows. The town is known for being quite weird, especially to the main characters of both series.
Emmerdale Emmerdale ITV Originally known as Beckindale until 1994, Emmerdale, is a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales created by Kevin Laffan for the long-running British soap opera of the same name.
Erinsborough, Melbourne Neighbours Seven Network Erinsborough is a fictional suburb in Melbourne.
Eureka, Oregon Eureka Sci-Fi Channel A fictional town of Eureka, Southern Oregon.
Everwood, Colorado Everwood The WB Everwood, Colorado is a fictional small town that forms the main setting for the American drama television series of the same name. It was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta, Denver, Colorado and Calgary.
Exclamation, USA Clone High MTV Exclamation, USA is the fictional town in which the Clone High series takes place. It is the home of the high school that the clones go to. [5]
Fairview Desperate Housewives ABC Located somewhere in the US, Fairview is a small town that is the main setting for Desperate Housewives . It is implied that Fairview is located in the Midwest.
Futo, Japan Kamen Rider W TV Asahi Located near Tokyo, this city is the main setting of Kamen Rider W and is known for being an ecologically friendly city, whose energy comes from windmills and which have become the city's trademark.
Genoa City, Wisconsin The Young and the Restless CBS Genoa City is a northern city in Wisconsin in the United States. It is the setting of the CBS television daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless .
Gotham City Gotham FOX A reimagining of the Batman mythology.
Gravity Falls, Oregon Gravity Falls Disney Channel A fictional town created for an animated series set in the Pacific Northwest.
Grimsburg Grimsburg FOX
Happiness, Arizona The Twilight Zone CBS A small town in Arizona.
Hawkins, Indiana Stranger Things Netflix Hawkins is a fictional town in Stranger Things. The Duffer Brothers originally wanted to call the series Montauk, after Montauk, New York, and set it on Long Island, but filming locations around Atlanta, Georgia could not pass for a beachside setting, so they went with Indiana instead. [6] [7] [8]
Hohman, Indiana A Christmas Story MGM Hohman is a fictional city from A Christmas Story. The name is derived from Hohman Avenue, a major street in downtown Hammond, Indiana.
Holby Casualty , Holby City , HolbyBlue BBC A fictional city in the United Kingdom, in which BBC medical dramas Casualty and Holby City, and police drama HolbyBlue are set. It is based upon the city of Bristol and is located in the fictional county of Wyvern in the South-West of England, not far from the Welsh border. [9] Both Casualty and Holby City are set in the same fictional Holby City Hospital, with storylines focusing on the Emergency, Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU), Private Healthcare Unit (HolbyCare), General (Kellar) and Cardiothoracic surgical (Darwin) departments, an Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) and the fictional Holby Ambulance Service. [10]
Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Channel 4 A fictional village based in the city of Chester in the United Kingdom, which provides the setting for the long running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
Hummingbird Alley Allegra’s Window Nick Jr. The main location of the series, where Allegra attends Little Blue Daycare there.
Jarden, Texas The Leftovers HBO A Texan town located in the Miracle National Park, from which no one departed during the Sudden Departure.
Jericho, Kansas Jericho CBS Jericho is set in northwestern Kansas, but the series was filmed in Van Nuys, California. [11] [12] The pilot and all episodes involving New Bern, Kansas, were filmed in Fillmore, California. [11] [13] Filming also occurred in Pasadena, California, including in front of the city hall. The final episode to air included portions filmed at the Santa Anita race track. Some filming also took place in Canada. The commentary for some episodes on the Jericho Season 1 DVD includes the location of their filming.
Kaldor City Doctor Who's The Robots of Death BBC A major human city of the future on a corrupt world governed by an all-powerful Company, where the rich scheme in mansions filled with robot slaves, the poor scrabble for survival in the Sewerpits, the Security forces are out of control and terrorism is a daily fact of life". [14] The city was first mentioned in The Robots of Death as the home base of a "storm mine" touring the desert searching for and mining precious minerals from within the sands, with the crew working on a commission for the company. It was created by Chris Boucher for the Doctor Who serial The Robots of Death broadcast in 1977, and was reused in his Past Doctor Adventure Corpse Marker in 1999. It is also the

setting and title of a series of audio plays produced by Magic Bullet Productions.

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Kembleford, Cotswolds Father Brown BBC One
Lapataganj Lapataganj SAB TV A town in some part of India which has been long forgotten by the system. The town struggles daily for basic facilities, yet the people residing there are the happiest of the lot.
Letherbridge Doctors BBC One A town in the West Midlands nearby to Birmingham. The set is located at the BBC Drama Village and is a host to fictional locations including the Mill Health Centre, a university doctor's surgery, a police station and a restaurant, the Icon. [15]
Little Dimpton The Benny Hill Show Thames Television Little Dimpton is the fictional English town and setting where many of the incidents and events of "The Benny Hill Show" take place, particularly in the later half of the series.
Little Stempington, England Suburban Shootout Channel 5
Llanview, Pennsylvania One Life to Live ABC Llanview, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting of the ABC Daytime soap opera One Life to Live .
Lower Uncton, England Married... with Children ELP Communications and Columbia Pictures Television and Tandem ProductionsLower Unton is an English village in the 3 part episode England Show.
Lucifer, New Mexico Married... with Children ELP Communications and Columbia Pictures Television and Tandem ProductionsLucifer is a town in the 2 part episode Route:666.
Makkosszállás, HungaryKeresztanyu RTL Klub A small town at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border. The local police's huge problem is the drug smuggling between Makkosszállás and Vologda.
Malodementyevsk The Method Channel One Russia A Russian town where detectives arrive to investigate the murders of a vigilante known as "Saturday Cleaner".
Manscheid / Mënscht Capitani RTL, Netflix A fictional village in the north of Luxembourg. A 15-year-old girl, Jenny Engel, gets murdered there, and police inspector Luc Capitani is investigating her death and the disappearance of her twin sister Tanja.
Marsh Wood, England Midsomer Murders ITV Marsh Wood is a fictional village in Midsomer County.
Martyr Warren, England Midsomer Murders ITV Martyr Warren is a fictional village in Midsomer County.
Medford, Texas Young Sheldon CBS Fictional town in 2017 TV series Young Sheldon of settings 1989 and 1990.
Mega City Massive Monster Mayhem Family Channel Master Mayhem and his monsters of space who try conquest the city on the earth. Costumed giant robot characters fight each other in a model set of the city. [16]
Mayberry, North Carolina The Andy Griffith Show CBS Mayberry is a fictional community in North Carolina that was the setting for two American television sitcoms, The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. Mayberry was also the setting for a 1986 reunion television movie titled Return to Mayberry . It is said to be based on Andy Griffith's hometown, Mount Airy, North Carolina.
Melonville SCTV VariousMelonville is a small Canadian prairie town that serves as the city of license for SCTV, the TV station at the center of the TV series of the same name, and the center of said series' fictional universe.
Midsomer Deverell, England Midsomer Murders ITV Midsomer Deverell is a village in Midsomar County.
Midsomer Mallow, England Midsomer Murders ITV Midsomer Mallow is a village in Midsomar County.
Midsomer Malham, England Midsomer Murders ITV Midsomer Malham is a village in Midsomar County.
Midsomer Parva, England Midsomer Murders ITV Midsomer Parva is a village in Midsomar County.
Midsomer Wellow, England Midsomer Murders ITV Midsomer Wellow is a village in Midsomar County.
Midsomer Worthy, England Midsomer Murders ITV Midsomer Worthy is a village in Midsomar County.
Mount Pleasant, Eagle State Desperate Housewives ABC Located in fictional Eagle State, near Fairview.
Morton Fendle, England Midsomer Murders ITV Morton Fendle is a village in Midsomer County.
Mystic Falls, Virginia The Vampire Diaries The CW Mystic Falls is a small town in Virginia. It is home to numerous supernatural creatures.
National City Supergirl (TV series) The CW National City is a fictional city that appears in Supergirl (TV series) and is the home to Superman's cousin and the titular character Supergirl (Kara Zor-El).
Neptune, California Veronica Mars UPN Neptune, California is the series' fictional setting, a US unincorporated town in Balboa County. The town is described as without a middle class, and the upper class is known as "09ers", wealthy citizens from the fictional 90909 ZIP code. The nearby towns, at some distance from the beaches, do not have the same extremes between rich and poor.
North Mammon, Pennsylvania Criminal Minds (season 2) CBS A small town that is the hometown of FBI agent Jennifer Jareau, the team comes here when someone kidnaps three local teenage girls and locks them in a cellar.
Nueva Esperanza Darna ABS-CBN
New Canaan, California Carnivàle HBO Located in California, it is the setting for the last episode of Carnivàle (2x12 - New Canaan, CA) and the location of the final confrontation between the protagonist, Ben Hawkins and the main villain of the series, Brother Justin Crowe.
Newton Magna, England Midsomer Murders ITV Newton Magna is a village in Midsomer County.
Oakdale As the World Turns CBS Fictional town used as primary setting throughout the history of As the World Turns, appears in the names of two DVD releases: "Christmas in Oakdale" (2011) and "Farewell to Oakdale" (the final 10 episodes of the series).
Orson, Indiana The Middle ABC Orson is a small suburban town located in Indiana, approximately twenty-five miles southwest of Indianapolis. It is the 200th safest town in the state and is home to the world's largest polyurithane cow.
Pajkaszeg, HungaryA Mi Kis Falunk RTL Klub A small village in Hungary, nearby Esztergom. It has a small fishing lake, but it is -not officially- the property of the Mayor, Károly Füleki.
Paradise, California Bunheads ABC Featured on the television show Bunheads, Paradise is a fictional sleepy coastal town located thirty miles south of Ojai, California. It is depicted as a close-knit small town with many quirky characters.
Paradise Trailer Park, Georgia Married... with Children Fox Broadcasting Company A trailer park in the episode Magnificent Seven
Pawnee, Indiana Parks and Recreation NBC A city located in South Central Indiana, known for being the fourth fattest city in America. It was founded in May, 1817, by Rev. Luther Howell, who drove the native Indians off the land.
Pine Valley, Pennsylvania All My Children ABC Pine Valley, Pennsylvania is the fictional setting of the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children .
Point Place, Wisconsin That '70s Show FOX Point Place, Wisconsin is the fictional suburb where That '70s Show takes place.
Port Charles, New York General Hospital ABC Port Charles, New York is the fictional setting of the ABC Daytime soap operas General Hospital and its spin-offs Port Charles and General Hospital: Night Shift . It was later retroactively revealed as the setting of The Young Marrieds ,[ citation needed ] a short-lived series which ran between 1964 and 1966.
Port Niranda, Victoria Round the Twist ABC
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Port Niranda is a fictional town in Victoria the Twist family move to that serves as the setting for Round the Twist .
Puerto del Santos, Mexico Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders CBS A popular tourist destination in Mexico, this Mexican coastal city is the main setting for the episode "De Los Inocentes" (1x03).
Quahog, Rhode Island Family Guy FOX
Rosehaven, Tasmania Rosehaven ABC A town located in Tasmania that is also the hometown of Daniel McCallum where he returns to help his mother run the real estate business alongside his friend Emma who turns up after her honeymoon doesn't work out.
Rosewood, Pennsylvania Pretty Little Liars ABC A wealthy, gossip-fueled suburb of Philadelphia that is host to Rosewood High School.
Royston Vasey The League of Gentlemen BBC Two Location for the dark comedy in the English Pennines. A sign on an approach road ominously declares "Welcome to Royston Vasey. You'll never leave!"
Salem, Illinois Days of Our Lives NBC
Peacock (streaming service)
Salem, Illinois is the location of the Daytime Soap Opera Days of Our Lives.
Sandicot, New YorkBillions Showtime Small upstate New York town, the location for a proposed casino that Bobby Axelrod visits in an effort to persuade a landowner to accept a deal.
SariolaLapsiA village located on an eponymous island in Karelia, Russia. The nature of the island doesn't let its residents get diseases, but no more than 46 residents must reside in the village.
Schwanitz Nord bei Nordwest ARD
Smallville, Kansas Smallville The WB A reimagining of the Superman comic books, focusing on his youth as Clark Kent growing up in a small farming town in Kansas.
Soldadera, Mexico S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series, season 5) CBS A town in the Mexican countryside that appears in the first two episodes of season 5 that is effectively run by an international fugitive who has taken refuge here. Looking to escape his own problems back home, Hondo gets involved in the town's politics when he tries to help out a local family who has been steadfast in refusing to sell their farm to the fugitive. The show does not specify where in Mexico the town is located, but the episodes in question were filmed in the Mexican state of Morelos. [17]
Sôvä nad Sŕním Torchwood BBC Sôvä nad Sŕním Slovakian designates a village in the Torchwood universe, the base of Slovak Torchwood branch.
Springfield Guiding Light CBS Springfield identifies fictional towns in various TV series, as many real US cities in diverse states (including Massachusetts, Missouri and Illinois) share this common name.
Springfield The Simpsons FOX
Stafford, Indiana The Fugitive ABC Stafford, Indiana is the fictional Indiana town on the 1963-67 television show The Fugitive where Dr. Richard Kimble was arrested (and later convicted) for the murder of his wife.
Stars Hollow, Connecticut Gilmore Girls The WB Stars Hollow is a fictional small town in Connecticut featured on the television show Gilmore Girls . It is depicted as a close-knit small town with many quirky characters, located roughly thirty minutes by car from Hartford. It is loosely based on the towns of Essex, Wallingford, and Washington, Connecticut, but filming of the pilot was done in historical Main Street Unionville in Unionville, Ontario.
St-Jean-De-Bosco Rock et Belles Oreilles V tv network (Quebec)St-Jean-De-Bosco is a fictional small town in Quebec featured on the television show Rock et Belles Oreilles . It is never seen, but in several sketches some notable characters in the show are stated to be from there, including the glam metal band "Suppositories de Satan (Suppositories of Satan)" and the winners of the international francophone University Challenge game show (who hailed from its reform school).
Star City, California Malcolm in the Middle FOX Star City is a fictional town in California on the television sitcom Malcolm in the Middle .
Star City (Comics) Arrow (TV series) The CW Star City, formerly Starling City, is a fictional city appearing in Arrow (TV series) and home to Oliver Queen (Arrowverse).
Storybook Land Pajanimals Sprout A storybook village where Edwin lives and serves as the supporting location of the show.
Storybrooke, Maine Once Upon a Time ABC Storybrooke, Maine, is a fictional city whose residents are characters from various fairy tales sent to this world by a powerful curse cast by the Evil Queen.
Sucupira, Bahia O Bem Amado TV Globo Sucupira is a fictional town who Odorico Paraguaçu is the mayor
Summer Bay Home and Away Seven Network Summer Bay setting for the Australian soap opera Home and Away and since the creation of the show in 1988 almost all of the action in the show takes place inside this small New South Wales coastal town. Notable long running locations in the area have included the Surf Life Saving Club, the High School, caravan park and diner. Nearby towns include Mangrove River and Yabbie Creek. [18]
Sunnydale, California Buffy the Vampire Slayer The WB Sunnydale, California is the fictional setting for the U.S. television drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Series creator Joss Whedon conceived the town as a representation of a generic California city, as well as a narrative parody of the all-too-serene towns typical in traditional horror movies.

Sunnydale is located on a "Hellmouth"; a portal "between this reality and the next", and convergence point of mystical energies. [19]

Twin Peaks, Washington Twin Peaks ABC Twin Peaks is the small town in David Lynch's television serial drama of the same title. Known for its supernatural occurrences.
Upper Kumbukta West Hey Hey It's Saturday Nine Network Running gags on the show referred to Upper Kumbukta West, a fictional country town in New South Wales, Australia; home of radio station 2KW and the character "Mrs Mac".
Upper Uncton, England Married... with Children ELP Communications and Columbia Pictures Television and Tandem Productions Upper Unton is an English village in the 3 part episode England Show.
Ventura Chocolate com Pimenta TV Globo Ventura is a fictional countryside town, most kwoned by the local chocolate factory.
Vila Feliz, Minas Gerais Felicidade TV Globo Fictional quiet town, Helena's home and located in Minas Gerais.
Vila da Prata, Paraná Cavalo de Aço TV Globo Fictional city, located in Paraná.
Vila dos Ventos, Rio Grande do Norte Caribbean Flower TV Globo Fictional town, located near Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte.
Walford EastEnders BBC Walford is a fictional borough of east London.
Walmington-on-Sea Dad's Army BBC Walmington-on-Sea is a fictional seaside resort that is the setting of Dad's Army, including the BBC Television sitcom, the BBC Radio 4 series and two feature films. Walmington is on the south coast of England which, following the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk during the Second World War, found itself on the front line against Hitler.
Wayward Pines, Idaho Wayward Pines FOX Wayward Pines is a fictional town in Idaho, where no one can escape.
Weatherfield Coronation Street ITV A fictional town in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom [20] based on Salford. Much of Weatherfield has been seen by viewers throughout the years, however, the primary focus in the viewer's perspective is the eponymous Coronation Street.
The Village The Prisoner ITV A nameless village in an unknown location, it is used by powers unknown to host, convert and extract information from retired spies and other intelligence and military personnel.
TopiTopi Kinopoisk HDA village in the north of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, which is adjacent to a large factory and a monastery. It is ruled by a mysterious man, known as "The Owner", who poisoned the village's water supply, making locals hallucinate en masse. There is no escape from the village.
Townsville Powerpuff Girls Cartoon Network
Twin Peaks, Washington Twin Peaks ABC Twin Peaks is a town and the main setting of the series. The population of the town is 51,201.
Voltafiore, Italy McHale's Navy Season 4 ABC A fictional village in southern Italy. The 500-year-old town lies near the towns of Marinello, San Marcello, Porto Lorenzo, and others. McHale and the boats of PT Squadron 19 are transferred there in 1944 for the remainder of the war. The town is headed by the conman Mayor Mario Lugatto.
Webster, Connecticut Atypical Netflix Shown on the address of mail sent to the address of the family of the central character.
Winden Dark Netflix A fictional town in Germany with a nuclear power plant and a cave system in it. In 2019, two children go missing and one unidentified child is found dead in a local forest, what leads the locals to discover the time portals in the caves.
Wind Gap, Missouri Sharp Objects HBO A fictional town in the state of Missouri, known for its pig farms. Every summer, locals celebrate the Calhoun Day, related to the founder of the town and a Confederate soldier, Zeke Calhoun.
Woodbury, Georgia The Walking Dead AMC A small town in northern Georgia. Following the zombie apocalypse, the area was fortified and turned into a settlement led by a figure known as The Governor.
Yaslıhan Merhamet Kanal D A fictional city and district in the Balıkesir Province, Turkey, which Narin was raised.
Yoorana Glitch ABC Yoorana is a small town in the Australian state of Victoria, where seven people return from the dead in perfect health but with no recollection of who they are and what happened to them.
Yumemi, Japan Kamen Rider OOO TV Asahi Located near Tokyo, this city is the main setting of Kamen Rider OOO and the headquarters of Kougami Foundation, a powerful Japanese conglomerate.
Zaslavsk The Method Channel One Russia A Russian town where a school shooting occurs.
Zawame, Japan Kamen Rider Gaim TV Asahi Located near Tokyo, this city is the main setting of Kamen Rider Gaim and is known for being a planned city, built by Yggdrasill Corporation, powerful Japanese conglomerate.

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Ian Anthony Dale is an American actor. His notable roles include Adam Noshimuri on Hawaii Five-0, Harris Edwards on Salvation, Simon Lee on The Event, Davis Lee on Surface, Avatar Gamma on Charmed and Kazuya Mishima in Tekken. He has also appeared on shows such as Las Vegas, JAG, Day Break, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, 24 and The Walking Dead.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michelle Borth</span> American actress (born 1978)

Michelle Borth is an American actress who has portrayed characters on The Forgotten and the HBO series Tell Me You Love Me. Borth played Catherine Rollins on the CBS crime-drama Hawaii Five-0.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mircea Monroe</span> American actress (born 1982)

Mircea Monroe is an American actress. She had roles on the TV series Episodes as Morning Randolph (2011–2017), Hart of Dixie as Tansy Truitt (2011–2015), Impastor as Alexa Cummings (2015–2016) and Sing It! as Stacey Needles (2016). She has also performed in films including Cellular (2004), House of the Dead 2 (2005), Just Friends (2005), The Change-Up (2011) and Magic Mike (2012).

<i>Hart of Dixie</i> American comedy-drama television series

Hart of Dixie is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from September 26, 2011, to March 27, 2015. The series, created by Leila Gerstein, stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, a New Yorker who, after her dreams of becoming a heart surgeon fall apart, accepts an offer to work as a general practitioner in the fictional Gulf Coast town of Bluebell, Alabama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mercedes Mason</span> Swedish-American actress (born 1982)

Mercedes Mason is a Swedish-American actress and former model. She is known for playing the role of Zondra in the television series Chuck, and Isabel Zambada in the procedural drama The Finder. She also starred in the 2011 American horror film Quarantine 2: Terminal, portrayed Louise Leonard in the supernatural drama series 666 Park Avenue (2012–2013), played Talia Del Campo in NCIS: Los Angeles, and was a regular on AMC's television series Fear the Walking Dead from 2015 to 2017. In 2018 she played Captain Zoe Andersen in ABC Police crime drama The Rookie.

<i>Person of Interest</i> season 3 Season of television series

The third season of the American television series Person of Interest premiered on September 24, 2013. The season is produced by Kilter Films, Bad Robot, and Warner Bros. Television, with Jonathan Nolan, Greg Plageman, J. J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk serving as executive producers and Plageman serving as showrunner.

<i>NCIS: New Orleans</i> 2014 American military drama/police procedural television series

NCIS: New Orleans is an American action crime drama and police procedural television series that premiered on CBS on September 23, 2014, following the twelfth season of NCIS. The pilot was written by Gary Glasberg. Produced by CBS Studios, Wings Productions and, for the first four seasons, When Pigs Fly Incorporated, the series stars Scott Bakula and CCH Pounder. The series, set and filmed in New Orleans, is the third series of the NCIS franchise. In May 2020, the show was renewed for the seventh season, which premiered on November 8, 2020. In February 2021, CBS announced that the seventh season would be the series' final one. The series concluded on May 23, 2021, making it the first show in the NCIS franchise to end.

Supernatural: Bloodlines was a proposed American television series, before being decided against by The CW for the 2014–15 season. It was set to be a spin-off of Supernatural, with the twentieth episode of the show's ninth season serving as the backdoor pilot. The backdoor pilot was written by Andrew Dabb and directed by Robert Singer. The series was set to explore the "clashing hunter and monster cultures in Chicago".

<i>Person of Interest</i> season 4 Season of television series

The fourth season of the American television series Person of Interest premiered on September 23, 2014. The season is produced by Kilter Films, Bad Robot, and Warner Bros. Television, with Jonathan Nolan, Greg Plageman, J. J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk serving as executive producers and Plageman serving as showrunner.

Tiera Skovbye is a Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress. She is known for starring in television films such as her role playing Elizabeth Berkley in Lifetime's The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story; for her recurring roles as Polly Cooper on The CW series Riverdale, as Robin on the ABC television series Once Upon a Time. Skovbye starred as Grace Knight on the Global series Nurses.

<i>Stranger Things</i> season 1 Season of television series (2016)

The first season of the American science fiction, horror, drama television series. Stranger Things premiered worldwide on the streaming service Netflix on July 15, 2016. The series was created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.

<i>Magnum P.I.</i> (2018 TV series) American action drama television series

Magnum P.I. is an American action drama television series developed by Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim. It stars Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum, the titular private investigator and former Navy SEAL who solves crimes in Hawaii. It is a reboot of the original series of the same name created by Donald P. Bellisario and Glen A. Larson, which aired from 1980 to 1988. The series co-stars Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, Amy Hill, and Tim Kang.

The 2019–20 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2019 to August 2020. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2018–19 season.

<i>Lenkov-verse</i> American media franchise

The Lenkov-verse is a media franchise that consists of a group of three interconnected television reboots that share a fictional universe, and their related media. All three of the television series, Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Magnum P.I., were developed by Peter M. Lenkov who also served as the showrunner on the series. They are each American crime dramas that aired on CBS. Hawaii Five-0 revolves around a task force, led by Steve McGarrett, that investigates crimes in Hawaii. MacGyver centers around Angus MacGyver who uses nonviolent methods to keep the world safe, with the help of a team of undercover government agents. Magnum P.I. follows private investigator Thomas Magnum, who solves crimes in Hawaii with the help of his friends. The universe is also connected to the so-called Bellisario-verse, which consists of the entire NCIS franchise and JAG, via two direct crossovers between Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS: Los Angeles.

<i>NCIS: Hawaiʻi</i> American police procedural television series

NCIS: Hawaiʻi is an American police procedural television series that premiered on CBS on September 20, 2021. It stars Vanessa Lachey as Jane Tennant, the Special Agent in Charge of a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service based in Hawaiʻi. The show is a spin-off of the series NCIS and the fourth series in the NCIS franchise. The series was created by Christopher Silber, Jan Nash, and Matt Bosack who also serve as writers and executive producers alongside Larry Teng who directed multiple episodes. The series also stars Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami, Jason Antoon, Tori Anderson and Kian Talan.

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