🏛 Landmarks & buildings
McMaster University
public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
🇨🇦 Canada · 43.2633, -79.9189
McMaster University is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“In Ontario, locations included Toronto and Hamilton, with Dundurn Castle in Hamilton used as a stand-in for Moscow during a jogging scene involving Ilya in the episode "Olympians", and the outdoor of the McMaster Burridge Gym serving as the setting for Ilya and Shane's first meeting in the opening of the episode "Rookies".”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names McMaster University as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Spotlight 2015
- Heated Rivalry 2025–
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American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
2006
“Parts were filmed at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and at the St. George campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario.” Wikipedia
- Casino Jack 2010
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Hamilton
🇨🇦 Canada
city in Ontario, Canada
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
🇨🇦 Canada
aviation museum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Spencer Smith Park
🇨🇦 Canada
public park in Burlington, Ontario
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Sherway Gardens
🇨🇦 Canada
shopping mall
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
🇨🇦 Canada
high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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🏙 Towns & cities
Mississauga
🇨🇦 Canada
city in Ontario, Canada
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at McMaster University?
4 productions are recorded as filmed at McMaster University, including Spotlight (2015), Heated Rivalry (2025–) and American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at McMaster University?
Spotlight (2015), covered by 63 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is McMaster University?
McMaster University is in Canada, at 43.2633, -79.9189.
What other filming locations are near McMaster University?
Hamilton, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Spencer Smith Park, Sherway Gardens and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Jokehoe, CC BY-SA 4.0.