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Teenage ghosts wander Steveston waterfront in new Netflix series

Steveston's iconic waterfront is the backdrop for scenes in the first episode of the supernatural mystery series
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DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. (L to R) Yuyu Kitamura as Niko Sasaki and Kassius Nelson as Crystal Palace in episode 8 of DEAD BOY DETECTIVES. Cr. Ed Araquel/Netflix © 2023

Steveston's waterfront is once again being featured in a recent Netflix show.

Dead Boy Detectives, a Netflix show following the lives of teenage ghosts running a paranormal-mystery-solving agency, features scenes filmed at the Steveston Fisherman's Wharf.

In the show’s first episode, a trio of characters arrive at “Port Townsend” for the first time, walking along the historic waterfront and featuring the area’s iconic buildings and slanted roofs.

This location hosts several restaurants, as well as landmarks like the Gulf of Georgia Cannery and Britannia Shipyards.

Other fragments of the show were also filmed across the Lower Mainland, including Vancouver, Surrey and Langley. 

Netflix in Your Neighbourhood is a website created to help fans discover the various Canadian locations showcased in their productions, with more than 40 titles included to date.

Richmond’s cultural and geographic diversity has made it a popular location for film productions, according to the city, hosting six film studio facilities and contributing around $28 million to the local economy. 

In 2023, around 40 location agreements were signed in Richmond, despite labour strikes in industry.

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