Animal Kingdom TNT Filmed in Oceanside

Oceanside has a long standing relationship with Hollywood being a filming location to several major motion pictures including Top Gun, Bring It On, and Sands of Iwo Jima. Additionally, Hollywood’s rich and famous have made Oceanside their celebrity hideaway, escaping the big city and enjoying the beautiful weather and relaxed local atmosphere.

Hollywood once again has set it sights on the quaint beach town to film the hit drama series Animal Kingdom (2016) featured on the TNT Network. During Season 1, we were immediately introduced to a young 17-year old boy, Joshua “J” Cody, who tragically lost his mother to a drug overdose and is sent to live with his extended family in Oceanside, CA. He soon realizes that he isn’t living with any ordinary family and that his new family lives on the outskirts of the law. With each season, we come to learn more about the Cody’s as they take us on a wild ride, each scene more intense and dangerous than the last. This fictional drama stars Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy, Finn Cole, Ben Robson, Jake Weary and, most recently added, Denis Leary.

Can’t get enough of the Cody family? Don’t worry! Animal Kingdom has been renewed for a fourth season, making fans around the world eagerly awaiting the next season of this hit summer drama.

Animal Kingdom Oceanside Filming Locations

Where is Animal Kingdom filmed? The hit TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom (2016) is filmed right here in Oceanside, CA!

Shawn Hatosy said it best in an interview with San Diego Magazine (June 2016), “Oceanside plays such a big role in the show. It is a character in and of itself. The way of life. The attitude of the locals. The surf.” Click here to read the complete interview “Seven Minutes with Shawn Hatosy.”

Over the last three seasons, Oceanside has served as a beautiful backdrop with over 70 local filming locations, including a number of iconic Oceanside landmarks such as the Oceanside Pier, The Strand and the Oceanside Transit Center. To give the series a local flare, many actual Oceanside surf shops and restaurants are included within the script and mentioned in the show by name. How many Oceanside locations can you reference while watching the series?

Check out this awesome Sizzle Reel highlighting some of the incredible Oceanside locations featured in Season 1.

Want to get a little closer to the action? We have narrowed down the 70+ Oceanside Filming Locations featured in Animal Kingdom to the following 10 locations giving you a self-guided itinerary of where all of the cinematic magic took place.

Please note that some of these locations are privately owned, use discretion when approaching each location.