Hi, Since there is no Canadian forum here, I’ll try its neighbor.
In a TV series called “The Swarm” and set on Vancouver Island, a “Murray Cove” is themed. I can find this location on OSM and on the internet elsewhere in the world, but not on Vancouver Island. If it does exist there, I would appreciate it if you could set up an appropriate node there.
If you want to watch the TV series with the mention in English, you can download it with subtitles and find the scene at minute 11:25 to 12:35.
I would assume the town mentioned doesn’t actually exist. Most shows make up a fake name to hide thier location. Especially when they chose the area purely for the scenery.
Youre both right. However, one of the producers said in an interview that regardless of the filming location, all of the mentioned geolocations actually exist. And according to this episode (min 21:41) the fictional “Vancouver Island Marine Institute” of the shown whale-researcher is positioned in/on “Murray Cove”. Therefore, there would be a chance that the location actually exists. At least the orca whale shown in the scene is not fictional but common there.
Hi guys
Sorry to be late to the party, but I‘m pretty sure “Murray Cove” is based in Tofino which is actually located on Vancouver Island and famous for its orcas. The beach where the orca strands in episode 1 is also near Tofino.
Maybe this helps?
For anyone confused why this thread is in the Canadian forum but its first post says “there is no Canadian forum here”: it was initially created in the United States forum in May 2023 when there was indeed no Canadian forum, and was moved into the Canadian forum in February 2025 after the post above. Perhaps a comment from the mod who did it would have been useful, as the forum doesn’t show a record of the move.
