Filming Locations Guide: Where was The OA filmed?

The series that came out of nowhere. When the trailer was released, only four days before the premiere of The OA in December 2016, almost nothing was known about this intriguing Netflix original production. As it happened that same year with



The project was created by Brit Marling, who wrote the story and is also performing the starring role, and Zal Batmanglij, who directed all the episodes. Both were also previously involved in the making of indie films Sound of My Voice and The East. In season 2, Kingsley Ben-Adir plays the central role of Karim, a private eye who lives on a houseboat.



The first season of The OA was primarily filmed in and around New York, and also in La Havana (Cuba), Russia and Iceland. The second season was also shot in Orange County NY, and the new filming locations include Portland and San Francisco metropolitan areas, while studio work was filmed at Los Angeles Center Studios. We will be updating this almost spoiler-free report very soon, as more details about the second part of the series are revealed. Please scroll down to find the locations of Season 1: . When the trailer was released, only four days before the premiere ofin December 2016, almost nothing was known about this intriguing Netflix original production. As it happened that same year with Stranger Things , the show was an unexpected surprise, generally well received by public and critics alike.The project was created by Brit Marling, who wrote the story and is also performing the starring role, and Zal Batmanglij, who directed all the episodes. Both were also previously involved in the making of indie filmsand. In season 2, Kingsley Ben-Adir plays the central role of Karim, a private eye who lives on a houseboat.The first season of, and also in, Russia and Iceland. The second season was also shot in Orange County NY, and the, while studio work was filmed at Los Angeles Center Studios. We will be updating this almost spoiler-free report very soon, as more details about the second part of the series are revealed. Please scroll down to find the locations of Season 1:

The OA Season 2 Filming Locations



The OA's old neglected house is near Nob Hill, in the heart of the Russian Hill historic district in San Francisco. Notice that the rose stained-glass window in the top was added digitally.

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Image by courtesy of Netflix and Google Maps The OA'sis near Nob Hill, in the heart of thehistoric district in. Notice that the rose stained-glass window in the top was added digitally.(You canclicking on the links below in the captions ↴)



The house of the Vietnamese family is located in O'Farrell St in the Tenderloin neighborhood. The scene pictured below with Karim having a conversation in the street, was shot in Waverly Pl, Chinatown.

Chinatown Map Images by courtesy of Netflix - Tenderloin Map The house of the Vietnamese family is located in O'Farrell St in theneighborhood. The scene pictured below with Karim having a conversation in the street, was shot in Waverly Pl,

16th Avenue Tiled Steps, located at the end of Moraga St. The mosaic, running up 163 steps and completed in 2005, was inspired by the Santa Teresa Steps of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It reminds us a bit of the Pacific Heights building at 2006 Washington Street. By the way, if you are curious, the location of the house where some kids are playing Q Symphony in episode 1, is not the same as the one zoomed-in in downtown Oakland.

Pacific Heights Map Images by courtesy of Netflix - Tiled Steps Map The staircase is the, located at the end of Moraga St. The mosaic, running up 163 steps and completed in 2005, was inspired by the Santa Teresa Steps of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It reminds us a bit of the Joker stairs location . Nina Azarova's penthouse exterior is the exclusiveat 2006 Washington Street. By the way, if you are curious, the location of the house where some kids are playing Q Symphony in episode 1, is not the same as the one zoomed-in in downtown Oakland.



The psychiatric hospital Melanu Clinic was filmed in the Treasure Island Museum. The CURI company, Pierre Ruskin's dream factory in Oakland, was shot in the California and Hawaiian Sugar Company, a pure cane sugar refinery in Crockett, California. C&H Refinery Map Images by courtesy of Netflix and Treasure Island Map The psychiatric hospital Melanu Clinic was filmed in the. The CURI company, Pierre Ruskin's dream factory in Oakland, was shot in the, a pure cane sugar refinery in Crockett, California.



In episode 4, several scenes with Hap and Elodie were filmed in San Francisco City Hall (pictured) and the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center. The club where Prairie and Karim seem to have been transported into a David Lynch movie is the Whitechapel, located at 600 Polk St.

Whitechapel Map Images by courtesy of Netflix - War Memorial Map In episode 4, several scenes with Hap and Elodie were filmed in(pictured) and the. The club where Prairie and Karim seem to have been transported into a David Lynch movie is the, located at 600 Polk St.

Oregon. The church where the group passes the night is the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Portland in Park Avenue. In episode 6, they stop in a restaurant on the road called Eagle Crossing in Warm Springs. Church Map Images by courtesy of Netflix and Steve Morgan Most of the scenes with BBA's troupe quest from episode three on, were filmed in several locations across. The church where the group passes the night is the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Portland in Park Avenue. In episode 6, they stop in a restaurant on the road called Eagle Crossing in Warm Springs.



The scenes on the beach at BBA’s cousin house were filmed in Tierra Del Mar, also in Oregon (Tillamook County). Map Images by courtesy of Netflix and Erin The scenes on the beach at BBA’s cousin house were filmed in, also in Oregon (Tillamook County). The Rental movie house is located less than 50 miles form here.

Season 1 filming locations



Crestwood is the small village in the suburban Midwest, where Prairie spent most of her teenage years. Her home as an adult is located at 189 Pine Tree Lane in Tappan, NY (Rockland County).

Image by courtesy of Netflix - Map , where Prairie spent most of her teenage years. Her home as an adult is located at 189 Pine Tree Lane in(Rockland County).



However, the neighborhood where most of the kids are living is Woodbury Junction, in Central Valley (NY). Also the real location of the High School is right across the street from Woodbury Junction. Filming in Monroe-Woodbury High School took only four days. Images by courtesy of Netflix - Map However, the neighborhood where most of the kids are living is(NY). Also the real location of the High School is right across the street from Woodbury Junction. Filming intook only four days.



The High School's cafeteria is actually located at Pace University Briarcliff Campus in Westchester County, NY.

Map Image by Daniel Case The High School's cafeteria is actually located atin Westchester County, NY.

It's sometimes refer to as the Taj Mahal of Westchester only because it's huge and white."' - Image by courtesy of Netflix and Google Maps The white building where Prairie attends therapy with the FBI agent is an office complex at 800 Westchester Avenue in Rye Brook (NY). According to a comment from a reader posted below, it's a locally famous office building, originally home to General Foods/Philip Morris - "' -



Some rooms in the mansion of Old Westbury Gardens (Long Island NY), were used to film scenes of the Russian house where Prairie lived as a child in the first episode. Map Image by courtesy of Netflix and Simplethrill Some rooms in the mansion of(Long Island NY), were used to film scenes of the Russian house where Prairie lived as a child in the first episode.



The bridge that can be seen in a crash scene is in New Croton Dam, Croton-on-Hudson (NY). According to this

Map Image by courtesy of Netflix and Acroterion The bridge that can be seen in a crash scene is in, Croton-on-Hudson (NY). According to this source , filming also took place in the water tanks at Survival Systems in Groton (CT) for two days.



The takes from the van before that accident and the place where Hap leaves the OA in the road are filmed in the Seven Lakes Drive, Harriman State Park (more details in the comment of Pure Peace below, thanks!). We reckon that the location of the lake where little Prairie gets a lesson about bravery may not be very far away.



Image by courtesy of Netflix - Map The takes from the van before that accident and the place where Hap leaves the OA in the road are filmed in the, Harriman State Park (more details in the comment of Pure Peace below, thanks!). We reckon that the location of the lake where little Prairie gets a lesson about bravery may not be very far away.



When Prairie travels to New York, there is a scene filmed in the grounds and the ferry of the Statue of Liberty. Later on she unfolds her charms playing violin in the Grand Central subway station of New York. The scene pictured below was recorded in the Oyster Bar in the same station.

Image by courtesy of Netflix - Map When Prairie travels to New York, there is a scene filmed in the grounds and the ferry of the. Later on she unfolds her charms playing violin in theof New York. The scene pictured below was recorded in thein the same station.



The general view of the hospital that appears in episode six is the Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh (PA), although no further filming was scheduled in the facilities. The hotel from the last episode is the Images by courtesy of Netflix - Holiday Inn Map The general view of the hospital that appears in episode six is thein Pittsburgh (PA), although no further filming was scheduled in the facilities. The hotel from the last episode is the Holiday Inn Orangeburg-Rockland/Bergen (NY).



The OA was filmed in the Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York. Probably this is the place where the underground lab and other sets were built. Image by courtesy of Netflix The OA was filmed in thein New York. Probably this is the place where theand other sets were built.



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The restaurant where Renata's guitar concert is taking place is La Guarida, at 418 Concordia, La Habana.

Map Image by courtesy of Netflix and Gabriel Rodríguez The restaurant where Renata's guitar concert is taking place is, at 418 Concordia, La Habana.



Homer wakes up in the iconic Hotel Nacional in La Havana. After the shot in the lobby, the sequence continues outside in the gardens of this historical building. Map Image by courtesy of Dan Lundberg Homer wakes up in the iconic. After the shot in the lobby, the sequence continues outside in the gardens of this historical building.



In the first episode Prairie tells the story of her childhood, living with her father in a secret enclave just outside Moscow. Her words are illustrated with magnificent aerial takes of the Moskva River near Peter the Great Statue (pictured), and the Novodevichy monastery. Image by courtesy of Netflix In the first episode Prairie tells the story of her childhood, living with her father in a secret enclave just outside. Her words are illustrated with magnificent aerial takes of the Moskva River near Peter the Great Statue (pictured), and the Novodevichy monastery.