netflix's this summer will be different begins filming in p.e.i.
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part of queen street was blocked and parking restricted as crews set up cameras and other equipment for the filming of netflix's this summer will be different in downtown charlottetown on aug. 8.
vivian ulinwa
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the guardian
this summer is a little different on p.e.i., as film crews, cameras and production lights transform familiar streets into the set of a netflix series.
on aug. 8, part of victoria row in downtown charlottetown was closed to the public at different times as crews filmed scenes for this summer will be different, a 10-episode adaptation of canadian author carley fortune’s bestselling novel.
passersby gathered near the production area throughout the day, watching cast and crew members work outside businesses along the popular pedestrian street.
among them were emma kennedy and jazmin vince, who came across the production after taking their children to a polka dot door play at the confederation centre of the arts.
“we knew they were filming somewhere in charlottetown, and then we just saw the lights and everything set up, so we decided to take a walk down,” kennedy said.
emma kennedy, left, and jazmin vince stopped by victoria row to watch as crews film scenes for the netflix series this summer will be different in downtown charlottetown on aug. 8.
vivian ulinwa
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the guardian
she said it was exciting to see a large production taking place in the province.
“we don’t have stuff like that here, so to bring that to our island was really interesting.”
vince said the series could bring greater attention to charlottetown and the rest of p.e.i.
“we’re such a small little island in canada, so it’s cool to have a big break here,” she said.
production crews set up cameras and other filming equipment in downtown charlottetown as work on netflix’s this summer will be different gets underway.
vivian ulinwa
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the guardian
business interruptions
businesses on victoria row were advised ahead of time that filming could temporarily affect access to the street.
angela simpson, a sales clerk at northern watters knitwear and tartan shop, said a production representative first visited the store to explain that filming would take place nearby. the production team later contacted the store’s owner by email with more information.
simpson said businesses were told there would be periods when customers would not be permitted on the street and that filming could affect the normal flow of business. crews were also expected to be working in the area from early morning until later in the evening.
angela simpson, a sales clerk at northern watters knitwear and tartan shop said filming crews informed shop owners of filming taking place nearby on aug. 8.
vivian ulinwa
/
the guardian
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despite the possible disruptions, simpson said she was pleased to see the production taking place outside the store.
“i think it’s fantastic, actually,” she said. “it’s neat to see behind the scenes of a large production like that, but it also brings a lot of other people to our street and to the store who wouldn’t normally be visiting the island.”
she said she believes the production will be good for local businesses.
camera crews film a scene involving an ice cream truck on victoria row for the netflix series this summer will be different.
vivian ulinwa
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the guardian
government support
netflix announced in june that it would film the series on p.e.i., where much of fortune’s novel is set. the story follows lucy, a young woman who visits the island and falls in love with her best friend’s brother.
the book features several recognizable island locations and attractions like malpeque bay, green gables heritage place, the tyne valley oyster festival and the cows statue at the charlottetown airport.
production vehicles and equipment line victoria row as crews film scenes for the netflix series this summer will be different in downtown charlottetown.
vivian ulinwa
/
the guardian
the p.e.i. government invested $5 million in the production through its film production fund. the funding is being provided through a rebate covering 35 per cent of eligible expenditures made by the production in the province.
filming for the series began in late july, with locations across p.e.i. expected to appear on screen. netflix has not announced when the series will be released.
cast and crew
following is some of the cast and crew for the 10-episode netflix series, this summer will be different
- sophie nélisse as lucy
- francesca reale as bridget
- roby attal as felix
- jordan rodrigues as miles
- jude wilson as zach
- natalie brown as christine
- james tupper as ken
- tom barnett as peter
- celia owen as joy
- creators/showrunners: dane clark (suze, one more time), linsey stewart (workin’ moms, north of north)
- directors: karen maine (yes, god, yes, nobody wants this), jasmin mozaffari (ginny and georgia, firecrackers), fab filippo (sort of, save me)
- production company: sphere media
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vivian ulinwa is a reporter for the guardian in prince edward island. she can be reached at vulinwa@postmedia.com and followed on x @vivian_ulinwa.
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