This is a list of fictional towns, villages, and cities from live-action television shows. This list should include only well-referenced, notable examples of fictional settlements that are integral to a work of fiction and substantively depicted therein. Fictionalized versions of actual towns (such as Raytown, Missouri in Mama's Family and Wellsville, New York in The Adventures of Pete & Pete) are not included.
For a list of fictional towns, villages and cities from animated television shows, see list of fictional towns in animation.
Town Name Origin Network NotesÁguas de São Jacinto, Minas GeraisAmor PerfeitoTV GloboFictional city located in Minas Gerais.Akebono City, JapanMadan Senki RyukendoTV AichiLocated near or in Tokyo, Japan, Akebono City is a fictional special ward in Tokyo, Japan. This is where the SHOT (Shoot Hell Obduracy Troopers) headquarters is located. Appears to be a mixture of Shibamata with Yanaka, due to its ancient architecture and to be considered an old city.Albuquerque, São PauloEstúpido CupidoTV GloboFictional city located in São Paulo.Algonquin Bay, OntarioCardinalCTVAlgonquin Bay is a small town in Northern Ontario, a fictionalized version of the city of North Bay.Allende del Sol, MexicoCriminal MindsCBSThe FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (or BAU) is sent to Allende del Sol, a small town full of traditions located in Mexico to hunt down a serial killer and rapist who is terrorizing this small Mexican town in the episode "Machismo" (1x19). The total population of Allende del Sol, Mexico is 20,000.Antares, Rio Grande do SulIncidente em AntaresTV GloboFictional city, located in Rio Grande do Sul.Agrestic, CaliforniaWeedsShowtimeA fictional suburb of Los Angeles.Angel GrovePower RangersVariousCity of Power Rangers.Angelus, Western AustraliaLockie LeonardNNAngelus is a fictional coastal town in Western Australia the Leonard family move to. Is a regular setting used in novels, stories, and novellas by Tim Winton.Araruna, São PauloSinhá MoçaTV GloboAraruna is a fictional countryside town where the Monarquists and Republicans defront yourselves.Arlen, TexasKing of the HillFOXArmação dos Anjos, Rio de JaneiroVampTV GloboFictional city located on the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro.Armação do Sul, Santa CatarinaThe Incredible '90sTV GloboFictional city, located in Santa Catarina.Aspern Tallow, EnglandMidsomer MurdersITVAspern Tallow is a fictional village in Midsomer County.August, United KingdomLate nights with Poe and MunroSteamAugust is a fictional English townBabylon, TexasCarnivàleHBOLocated in Texas, it is the main scenario of the episodes "Black Blizzard" and "Babylon" of Season 1 of Carnivàle.Badger's Drift, EnglandMidsomer MurdersITVBadger's Drift is a fictional village in Midsomer County.BalatonmeggyesDoktor BalatonTV2A village on the northern coast of the lake Balaton. It is famous for its medicinal water.Banshee, PennsylvaniaBansheeHBOBay CityAnother WorldNBCGeneric midwestern town, location initially unidentified but inferred in the 1980s to be Illinois. Shares the name of a real town Bay City in Michigan.Bay City, CaliforniaStarsky & HutchABCBeacon Hills, CaliforniaTeen WolfMTVBeacon Hills is the fictional town in which that main character Scott McCall is turned into a werewolf it is the central hub of the television show.Bluebell, AlabamaHart of DixieThe CWBluebell, Alabama, is a Gulf Coast fictional town in the television series Hart of Dixie.Mitovich, Matt Webb (17 August 2011). "Fall TV First Impression: Hart Of Dixie Serves Up Rachel Bilson, Southern Comforts.", TVLine.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014. The show's main character, Zoe Hart, a New York heart surgeon, moves to the small Southern town to become a general practitioner. All the episodes of Hart of Dixie take place almost entirely in Bluebell.Bricker, Tierney (17 May 2011). "The CW picks up 'Ringer', 'The Secret Circle' and 'Hart of Dixie'.", Zap2it. Retrieved 22 October 2014.Hart of Dixie - Series Overview, TV.com. Retrieved 22 October 2014.Boiadeiros, São PauloAméricaTV GloboFictional town, located in São PauloBom Jesus das Almas and Vargem da Cruz, GoiásMemorial de Maria MouraTV GloboFictional city, located in Goiás.Bom Jesus do Rio Claro, ParanáO AstroTV GloboFictional city, located in Paraná.Buckhorn, South DakotaTwin Peaks (Season 3)ShowtimeBuckhorn, South Dakota, is a small town. Once, a gory murder of a local librarian happens there, and a local school principal is arrested, after his fingerprints are found on the murder scene.Bune, TexasCriminal Minds (season 3)CBSA small town that is the setting for "Elephant's Memory", a case following a troubled teen on a murderous rampage. Cabot Cove, MaineMurder, She WroteCBSCabot Cove, Maine, is the small, fictional fishing village in which Jessica Fletcher lives in the television series Murder, She Wrote. Many episodes of Murder, She Wrote used Cabot Cove as a location because the show's producers were contractually obliged to deliver five Cabot Cove episodes a year.Barron, James, 1996-04-14, Whodunit? That Under-40 Crowd, New York Times. Despite the town's population of 3,560, Cabot Cove became notable as a place where a large number of murders took place. The New York Times calculated that almost 2% of Cabot Cove's residents died during the show's run. More visitors to Cabot Cove died than residents.