Finch WalkerUSA TODAY NETWORK
Oct. 30, 2026, 4:40 a.m. ET
- The new Apple TV+ series “Nocturne” is a crime drama based on the novel “The Sandman.”
- Starring Liev Schreiber, the show relocates the story from Sweden to a fictional western Pennsylvania town.
- Filming took place entirely in the Pittsburgh area during 2025, using locations in Vandergrift, West Mifflin, and Dormont.
If you tune into Apple TV+ over the weekend, you might see familiar scenery on your screen.
The platform’s newest original series, “Nocturne,” is set to premiere over Halloween weekend. The crime drama series, based on a novel by a husband and wife duo, relocates the story’s Swedish setting to the Pittsburgh area.
Headed by director John Hlavin and starring Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz and Stephen Graham, the show was shot in locations around Pittsburgh during 2025.
These are the locations you might recognize.
What is Nocturne about?
“Nocturne” is a crime drama series. Here’s how IMDb describes the premise:
“Ex-soldier Jonah Lynn leaves Philadelphia for a quiet life. When serial killer Jurek Walter threatens his new home and family, Jonah must protect them, even as he sends his FBI agent daughter Saga to track the killer’s last victim.”
The show is based on “The Sandman,” a novel about a retired Swedish cop with a story set in Sweden. The novel was a pseudonym for duo Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril and Alexander Ahndoril, spouses who partnered as authors
Does Nocturne take place in Pittsburgh?
“Nocturne” takes place in Fairhaven, a fictional town in western Pennsylvania Co-showrunner Hlavin opted to give some characters a Pittsburgh accent
Was Nocture shot in Pittsburgh? Filming locations
The show was filmed entirely in the Pittsburgh area and across western Pennsylvania, with principal photography taking place between July 21 and Dec. 19, 2025, MovieWalks reported.
In Westmoreland County’s Vandergrift, locations like the Casino Theatre became Banshee City Hall for the show, with filming also taking place on nearby streets, including Washington, Grant and Columbia Avenues. The production also filmed at a vacant J.C. Penney store, which was used as Banshee’s Sheriff’s Department, as well as an office building the production transformed into Banshee Public Library.
In West Mifflin, Community College of Allegheny County’s South Campus was used as the fictional Riverside Psychiatric Hospital.
The show’s fictional town, Fairhaven, was shot in multiple locations, including Dormont, with The Dor-Stop Restaurant in Dormont serving as The Counter Shop in the show. Additional filming took place in New Kensington at the Allegheny Terminal off Industrial Boulevard, as well as near parking lots off Central City Plaza and Barnes Street. Other shots were filmed in Beaver, Butler and Fombell, TribLIVE reported.
There was additional filming in Beaver in the area of the Beaver Gazebo and Fifth Street. Wooded areas were filmed in Portersville, Freeport, Harmony, Sarver and Cabot.
Where to stream Nocturne
“Nocturne” can be streamed on Apple TV+. The first two episodes will premiere at 3 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, with the remaining episodes set to be released on a weekly basis
Finch Walker is the Pittsburgh Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Contact Walker at FWalker@usatodayco.com. Instagram: @finchwalker_. X: @_finchwalker.
