These 5 Movies Filming In Charlotte, North Carolina

The film business is booming in North Carolina these days. In fact, five films will be shot in Charlotte this year.  Industry experts say production companies are attracted to Charlotte's various locations.

For example, Uptown Charlotte, backroads, farms, and nearby small towns are popular film spots. Producers also love locations like Charlotte Motor Speedway, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, the U.S. National Whitewater Center, and colleges.

Industry officials say there's a huge demand for productions to get up and running again since the quarantine. During the pandemic, several productions were forced to shut down or cease filming. They say there's now a surge to release new content.

Also, film conditions are good in North Carolina. The North Carolina Regional Film Commission says filming has been easy and workforce reliable. Not to mention, there are a number of attractive tax incentives for filmmakers.

The North Carolina Film Office says projects filmed in the state last year generated n$416 million. And so far, this year, it has reached $180 million. And that may not include projects that started filming.

Here's a rundown of the five films slated to shoot in the Charlotte area. (Credit to Alexandria Sands for compiling information)

According to Deadline reports, this is a sci-fi thriller about a man who accidentally injures his son and takes up extra shifts at work to catch up on medical bills.

Starring: Jake McLaughlin (Quantico), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy),

This is a made-for-TV Hallmark movie. It's been shooting in and around Rowan and Mecklenburg counties. State grant announcement says it's a story of a young art teacher,  whose program funding is in jeopardy due to potential school board cuts, according to the

The film will heavily feature Salisbury High School, according to Queen City News.

The Saturday Night Live sketch trio is working on this project with Universal Pictures. The plot is about the three men embarking on a hunt for gold to reroute their life trajectory. Should be hilarious. Some of the filming has been in NoDa.

This feature film, wrapped earlier this summer, is about a Black teenage girl who constructs a monster to “combat injustices in her neighborhood,” according to a Deadline article. Crypt TV is behind the project.

Gulfstream Pictures is responsible for this family-focused film.  A student is mistaken by the most popular guy on campus as his girlfriend after he gets amnesia.

Starring: Josephine Langford (“Moxie”), Drew Starkey (“Outer Banks”), and Archie Renaux (“The Greatest Beer Run Ever”)