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Topher Grace (left) and Brady Hepner (right) in "The Waterfront" in Screen Gems Studios located in Wilmington, N.C. (Courtesy of Netflix).

Netflix series “The Waterfront” comes to Wilmywood

Samantha Hill, Staff Writer June 19, 2025

  “The Waterfront,” which premiered on Netflix on Thursday, tells the story of a family fishery that holds a dark secret: selling drugs to keep the business alive. From the creator of “Scream,”...

A "One Tree Hill" poster hangs in King Hall, which is home to the UNCW Department of Film Studies. "One Tree Hill" was filmed in Wilmington from 2003-2012.

Wilmington’s evolving title as the Hollywood of the East

Veronica Wernicke, Assistant Opinion Editor February 3, 2020

It is the mid-1980s and Erika Edwards is lining and setting up her friends, sisters and stuffed animals as she puts together another mini short film with her family's enormous VHS video recorder that she...

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