The TV series The Last of Us was primarily filmed in Canada, with the first season shot mostly in Alberta and the second season in British Columbia. Season 1 filming locations in Alberta, Canada:
- Calgary: Used to represent Boston, including residential areas, Sarah’s school (Lord Shaughnessy High School), and the Arts Hotel as Boston’s colonial museum.
- Fort Macleod: Scenes set in Austin were filmed here, including a watch repair shop and the historic main street.
- High River: Filming took place at the Millers’ house, Joel, Sarah, and Tommy’s neighborhood, and Bill and Frank’s home in the abandoned Beachwood Estates.
- Canmore: Represented Jackson, Wyoming, including the Engine Bridge over the Bow River for the “River of Death” scene.
- Waterton Lakes National Park: Used for the Silver Lake main avenue and snowy mountain backdrops in episode eight
Season 2 filming locations in British Columbia, Canada:
- Vancouver and surrounding areas including Nanaimo, Britannia Beach, Kamloops, Mission, Fort Langley, Langley, Exshaw, Downtown Vancouver, Chinatown, New Westminster, and Gastown.
- Exshaw and Highway 1A in Alberta were also used for snowy scenes in season 2.
- Britannia Beach served as the filming location for Jackson, Wyoming, in season 2.
- Nanaimo was used to depict Seattle’s Capitol Hill and other scenes
Filming for season 1 took place between July 2021 and June 2022, while season 2 was filmed from February to August 2024. The production used over 180 filming locations across Alberta for season 1, creating American settings such as Boston, Austin, Kansas City, and Wyoming in Canadian locales
