Filmed in New Jersey
From Sopranos country to a galaxy of Netflix originals, New Jersey has quietly become one of the busiest production states on the East Coast. Here’s a look at some of the biggest names shooting on our streets right now, and the full list of everything else calling the state home.
Now Filming & Recently Released
Ten of the biggest titles putting New Jersey locations directly on screen, click any thumbnail to watch the trailer
Happy Gilmore 2
Adam Sandler’s foul tempered golfer returns nearly three decades later, with production spending real time on the ground across New Jersey locations as part of the sequel’s shoot.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Jeremy Allen White steps into the role of Bruce Springsteen himself in this drama centered on the making of Nebraska, filmed with genuine New Jersey backdrops standing in for the Boss’s own home turf.
House of Dynamite
Kathryn Bigelow’s tense thriller about a missile launched at the United States used New Jersey locations to help build its urgent, ticking clock atmosphere.
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and Tonatiuh headline Bill Condon’s Technicolor musical adaptation, produced in part using New Jersey soundstages and crews.
The Many Saints of Newark
The Sopranos prequel brought the story home in the most literal sense, filming extensively across Newark itself to recreate the city during the riots era that shaped the saga’s roots.
A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan biopic drew on New Jersey locations to recreate the early 1960s folk scene that launched Dylan’s rise to stardom.
West Side Story
Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed remake used New Jersey locations to help recreate the look and feel of 1950s New York City street life.
Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan’s Best Picture winner used New Jersey sites among its many East Coast filming locations while recreating the Manhattan Project era.
Severance, Season 2
The Emmy winning series continues using New Jersey locations to build its eerily sterile, unplaceable corporate world.
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Aaron Sorkin’s Best Picture nominated courtroom drama drew on New Jersey locations to help recreate its late 1960s Chicago setting.
The Full Production Directory
Every title currently listed by the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission
This directory reflects the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission’s own running list of state supported productions, a lineup that spans everything from prestige Oscar contenders and stadium sized Netflix comedies to the kind of grounded, character driven dramas the state’s own landscapes and film tax incentives have made increasingly hard for studios to resist. Whether it’s the Sopranos’ Newark or Bruce Springsteen’s own recording booth, New Jersey has quietly become the backdrop for some of the biggest stories currently reaching a screen near you.
