Legion Filming Locations In Vancouver

This Legion filming locations post is part of our bigger Vancouver filming locations guide!

One of the wackiest scifi shows out there, FX’s Legion is part of the X-Men universe and tells the story of a mutant called David Haller AKA “Legion”, played by Dan Stevens. The show also stars Aubrey Plaza, Rachel Keller and Jean Smart.

In the show, David has been diagnosed with schizophrenia at a young age and has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals ever since, all the way until his early thirties when the show takes place. We viewers join his life at a time when he’s just about to discover new possibilities through a series of trippy, unexpected events.

Where is/was Legion filmed?

Legion’s season 1 was filmed in and around Vancouver. Showrunner Noah Hawley says that Vancouver “offers an amazing array of looks and feels and, obviously, a great crew base and everything.” Sets for the series were constructed in a warehouse in Burnaby, which included a 23,000-square-foot set for the interior of Clockworks Mental Hospital.

During our trip to Vancouver we had time to check out a few Legion filming locations, but the map below features a few extra ones. We’ll add more when and if we discover any new ones we think are worth visiting!

How to use the Vancouver filming locations map

1. Open the map legend on the left (the little icon on the upper left corner of the map frame).
2. You can activate layers from different shows or just look for the corresponding markers as each show has its own color.
3. Below the map, you’ll find a list of locations matching each address with more information and photos. Happy location hunting!

Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver, British Columbia

One of the more impressive Legion filming locations. The Arrow and Once Upon A Time crews have been here as well. You can read more about Whytecliff Park in this blog post.

Episode: 1×01
Scene: Syd and her team help David escape where he is being held and they escort him down to the beach where he meets Melanie Bird.

5255 Heather St

Episode: 1×01, 1×06 and 1×07
Scene: David leaves the mental hospital in Syd’s body and sees three strange individuals getting out of a car (1×01). Lenny has therapy sessions with all the team members in her office in a dream version of the hospital and David is denied pie in the cafeteria (1×06). Lenny waits in the office for David to weaken so she can take over in episode (1×07).

University of British Columbia

A lot of scenes were filmed on the grounds of UBC. Below are some of the Legion filming locations you can visit at the university while going for a lovely, geeky afternoon stroll!

Buchanan Block D Building

Episode: 1×01
Scene: The outside cafe where David (in Syd’s body) sits outside, underneath a canopy.

Martha Piper Plaza

Episode: 1×01
Scene: David passes by the Plaza while running away from the bad guys, before continuing to the Main Mall.

Main Mall

Episode: 1×01
Scene: Kerry and Ptonomy catch up on David.

Walter C. Koerner Library

Episode: 1×01
Scene: David makes a call to the hospital to ask about Syd but has to flee when he sees Kerry and Ptonomy walking towards him.

UBC School of Music

Episode: 1×01
Scene: David talks to Syd on a covered walkway where she tells him that it’s all in his mind and weird stuff happens.

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

Episode: 1×07
Scene: David creates a classroom in his mind where he works through the parasite problem. Melanie walks through the hallway heading towards where frozen Oliver is being kept.

Deer Lake Park

Episode: 1×02 and 1×07
Scene: David and Syd talk on the shore at Deer Lake Park. A short scene from episode 7 is also filmed here. Exact coordinates unavailable.

Drummond’s Walk

Episode: 1×04
Scene: Dr. Poole’s lighthouse. The lighthouse doesn’t exist in real life, but the base for it does. Kerry, Ptonomy and Syd head over to the lighthouse to find out more about David, but it turns out to be a trap.

35 Gore Ave

Episode: 1×02
Scene: David sees Lenny across the street after his session with Dr. Poole.

More information on Legion filming locations

• Biggest thanks to MovieMaps.org! We couldn’t do this without, guys ?
• Legion on IMDb
• Legion on Wikipedia