✍️ By Debbie Balfour | WBN News | April 30, 2026

If you've ever driven past a row of trailers parked along a Township back road and wondered what was filming, here's the short answer: probably something you'll see on Netflix in six months.

Langley has quietly become one of BC's busiest film locations. Not the loudest, not the flashiest, quiet by design. The Township calls itself "one of the most film-friendly municipalities in the Lower Mainland," and the proof is in the productions: When Calls the Heart, Riverdale, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Fire Country, Wild Cards, and, most recently, Tracker with Justin Hartley, which wrapped its third season here on April 17.

The studios behind the magic

The anchor is Martini Film Studios, five minutes off the Highway 1 / 200th Street exit. Their Martini Town backlot is a 16-acre, fully controllable site complete with a New York-themed brownstone street, a movie theatre with a lit marquee, a courthouse, a town square, and a working diner interior. Need 150 acres of forest and farmland? That's Martini Acres, ten minutes away. Need a 1.5-kilometre runway, riverside house, and seaplane launch? That's Fort Langley Airport, also part of the Martini network.

Then there's MacInnes Farms, the 100-acre family farm in the Township that fell into film by accident. When a crew from Scary Movie 4 spotted the property from a helicopter in the early 2000s, third-generation farmer Melanie MacInnes had no idea she was about to enter the screen industry. Today, MacInnes runs Jamestown, a working western backlot that has hosted everything from Hallmark Christmas movies to Avatar: The Last Airbender.

"Our location is not only a set — it's a character in its own right." — MacInnes Farms

Why your neighbours don't always tell you

Productions in Langley operate quietly because that's the deal. The Township requires film permits, resident polling, and adherence to Creative BC's Code of Conduct. Crews park where they're told, stop work when noise bylaws say so, and clean up after themselves. The system works, which is exactly why so many shows keep coming back.

It also means the local economy benefits in ways most residents never see. Caterers, hotels, hardware stores, lumber suppliers, equipment rentals, security firms, and even local restaurants get film business. Every shoot day puts money into Langley's hands.

How to spot a Langley episode

Watching When Calls the Heart? You're seeing Jamestown's western set. Spotting a moody small-town courthouse in Riverdale? That might be Martini Town. Catching a forested chase scene on Tracker? You're probably looking at Martini Acres or one of the rural Township properties available through location libraries.

The Township's role in Hollywood North isn't a secret anymore; it's just understated. The way Langley likes it.

Debbie Balfour | Real Estate Investing Success Coach + Podcast Host
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