An entertaining history of Vancouver as Hollywood North, the third busiest film production hub in North America

Rumble in the Bronx and Jason Takes Manhattan. Five Easy Pieces and Deadpool. Supernatural and 21 Jump Street. Shōgun and The X-Files.

Known for its proximity to the US, its diverse landscape, and its handsome tax breaks, Vancouver has been a hub for the motion picture and television industry for decades. It currently ranks #3 in North America for productions, just behind Los Angeles and New York, and has been the setting for innumerable hit films, classic television shows, hidden gems, and trendsetters. As a stand-in for locations from Seattle to Smallville and Riverdale to Russia, Vancouver has hosted a wealth of major actors, directors, and seminal characters, including Sylvester Stallone's Rambo and Ryan Reynolds's Deadpool.

Sam Wiebe tells the fascinating story of Vancouver's rise as Hollywood North, from its humble beginnings as a locale for 1970s films such as McCabe & Mrs. Miller and Carnal Knowledge to its current incarnation as a major production hub that's spawned a corresponding domestic industry, even though it is rarely depicted on film as itself. Shot in Vancouver is a loving and affectionate tribute to a city in disguise, as well as a catalogue of its astonishing contributions to film and television history.