By Kyle Marshall. Mississauga News. Friday, April 7, 2023

Productions such as ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘Umbrella Academy’ and ‘The Boys’ have been filmed in the city

“Mississauga continues to be an attractive hotspot for the entertainment industry to film TV shows and movies.

The city brings to the table an exciting downtown core, large industrial buildings and shopping malls, heritage sites, boutique shopping as well as several scenic neighbourhoods, parks and other public spaces.

“This makes Mississauga an ideal location for film crews who are looking for different scenes over a long period,” the city said in a release.

The following list details which TV shows and movies are being filmed or have been filmed in Mississauga and their corresponding locations:

• Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (Erin Mills Town Centre)

• Glitter (Living Arts Centre)

• Titans (Celebration Square)

• The Pacifier (Rodeo Drive)

• Handmaid’s Tale (City Hall)

• Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle (Erin Mills Town Centre and Streetsville)

• Downsizing (Doulton Drive)

• Enemy (Kaneff Buildings)

• Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (Benares Museum)

• Slumberland (Living Arts Centre)

• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (CBS Studios)

• Umbrella Academy (Lakeshore)

• The Boys (Living Arts Centre)

As of 2023, Mississauga is home to eight established film studios equaling more than one million square feet of stage space and before the pandemic, it set an all-time high as the second-busiest film location in Ontario with almost 1,300 days of filming, according to the city.

Anyone looking to film in Mississauga will need a permit for either commercial or student production filming.

To apply for a permit or to get more information, visit the City of Mississauga website.”