The Watchful Eye: Where Was the Thriller Show Filmed?

of The Watchful Eye: Where Was the Thriller Show Filmed? Naman Shrestha
January 31, 2023
Image Credit: Kailey Schwerman/Freeform

Created by Julie Durk, Freeform’s ‘The Watchful Eye’ is a mystery thriller series that follows a young woman named Elena Santos with a complicated past. She is thrust into the mysterious building, The Greybourne, full of dark secrets. Managing to work her way into a suspicious family as a live-in nanny, Elena doesn’t take long to realize that the building residents have some ulterior motives and life-threatening secrets. However, they don’t know that Elena harbors some unexpected secrets.

The mystery drama show features impressive onscreen performances from talented actors like Mariel Molino, Warren Christie, Amy Acker, Jon Ecker, and Aliyah Royale. While the suspenseful narrative keeps the viewers on the edge of their seats, the use of some exciting locations, including The Greybourne building, is enough to make one curious about the filming sites of ‘The Watchful Eye.’

The Watchful Eye Filming Locations

‘The Watchful Eye’ is filmed in British Columbia, specifically in Metro Vancouver. As per reports, the principal photography for the thriller series commenced in late April 2022 under the working title ‘The Greybourne’ and wrapped up in early September of the same year. Although the story is set in Manhattan, the production team utilizes the vastness and versatility of British Columbia to make it stand in for the NYC borough. Now, without much ado, let’s navigate all the specific sites that feature in the Freeform series!

Metro Vancouver, British Columbia

Several pivotal portions of ‘The Watchful Eye’ are lensed in Metro Vancouver, a metropolitan area with Vancouver at its center. Specifically, the filming unit utilizes the facilities of the MBS McConnell Studios I at 4082 McConnell Court in Burnaby, the third largest city in terms of population in the province. The film studio is home to two stages spread across 37,803 square feet, a fully-furnished office space, support space, ample crew parking space, and EV chargers. All these amenities make it a pretty suitable shooting site for different projects, including ‘The Watchful Eye.’

Besides, many key sequences are taped in and around Vancouver, the most populous city in British Columbia. The team travels across the city and camps at different sites to record various scenes against suitable backdrops. For instance, The Salvation Army Belkin House at 555 Homer Street and Helen’s Grill at 4102 Main Street serve as two important production locations for the mystery series.

Moreover, during the filming schedule of season 1, the cast and crew members were spotted shooting several significant portions around Robson Square, particularly on the 700 block of Hornby Street. Situated in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Vancouver is considered one of the nation’s most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities.

Not just that, the city is one of the most expensive ones, not just in Canada but also worldwide. There are many libraries and museums in Hollywood North, such as the Vancouver Public Library, the Vancouver Tool Library, the Contemporary Art Gallery, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, and the Vancouver Art Gallery, to name a few.

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