Scotsdale Farm is a popular filming location due to its rolling fields, historic barns, woodlands, and trails along the Niagara Escarpment.
Almost every year, scenes for various films are shot at Scotsdale Farm.
The photos and video are from the filming of Reacher from 2025.
Overview of films:
Sheriff Country
TV Series (Unspecified Genre) 2025
Upcoming or in-production series featuring investigative scenes at the farm. The recent August 2025 shoot involved military elements (army vehicles) for a high-stakes episode, escalating the drama with on-site action.
Dutch and Knuckles
Production Period: Filming continued until June 2025.
Fictional Name: The production used the name “Echo Canyon Farm” for the fictional setting.
Reacher
TV series 2025
Reacher is an American action crime thriller TV series developed by Nick Santora for Amazon Prime Video.
The Umbrella Academy
(Season 4) TV Series 2024
Netflix’s superhero series. The farm was used for key exterior scenes in the final season’s apocalyptic and family reunion sequences.
The Recruit
TV Series 2022>>
Netflix spy thriller starring Noah Centineo. Scotsdale Farm provided scenic outdoor shots for covert operations and chase scenes.
Fahrenheit 451 (book by Ray Bradbury)
Movie2018
Directed by Ramin Bahrani, starring Michael B. Jordan and Aaron Davis. The farm’s fields and barns were used for dystopian rural scenes.
The Handmaid’s Tale
TV Series 2017>>
Hulu’s Emmy-winning adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel. Multiple seasons featured the farm as a key exterior location for Gilead’s oppressive farmlands and safe houses.
Taken
TV Series 2017
NBC’s prequel to the film trilogy, starring Clive Standen as a young Bryan Mills. The property served as a rural backdrop for action sequences.
Orphan Black
(Season 2, Episode 2: “Governed as First by Sound Reason and True Religion”) TV Series 2014
BBC America’s sci-fi clone drama starring Tatiana Maslany. The farm portrayed the Prolethean ranch, a religious commune central to the plot.
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