Crews in north-east for Disney drama filming

With a range of TV hit shows such as Peaky Blinders and The Crown having previously chosen the north-east to film scenes, the area has certainly proven to be a hotspot for major productions.

Disney has become the latest company to set crews on the grounds of Aberdeenshire for the filming of their new series, titled The Wedding Season.

Lorries, white screens and film crew trucks were spotted around the harbour in Johnshaven yesterday as filming for the drama production kicked off at around 8am.

Billed as a rom-com action-adventure story, this will be Disney’s next UK-scripted series, which hails from The Salisbury Poisonings producer Dancing Ledge Productions and Emily In Paris outfit Jax Media.

Residents in the Aberdeenshire town received a letter last week to notify them that cast and crews would be arriving to shoot for a day on New Street, just outside the Post Office.

However, residents also shared that filming was taking place in the Johnshaven Stores on Sunday before taking the production out on the road.

The letter from the locations team of the show said they had been liaising with Aberdeenshire Council and Kincardine and Mearns roads team to put traffic diversions in place to ensure the safety of their crew.

The Wedding Season is the latest project announced by Disney+ in a slate of UK-scripted series, which are expected to hit all home screens in the next three years.

The drama production is to be shown on the ondemand streaming service in spring next year.