Netflix Movie Filming In Southport

FAIRFIELD, CT — The weather was in the 70s and sunny this week in Southport, but some village residents might have seen snow, as the Netflix holiday film, “The Noel Diary,” was filming in town.

The production spent several days shooting in Southport and was expected to wrap up Friday, according to Community and Economic Development Director Mark Barnhart.

“The Noel Diary” has been filming at multiple locations across Connecticut, and staged a Center Street house in Southport to serve as a romantic inn during the holiday season, according to Barnhart.

“Even though they’re shooting in June, there’s fake snow,” he said, adding the set has caught the attention of people in town.

The movie stars Justin Hartley of “This Is Us,” Bonnie Bedelia of “Parenthood,” and Treat Williams of “Everwood,” according to Variety. Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Richard Paul Evans, “The Noel Diary” tells the story of a successful writer who goes home for the holidays to settle his estranged mother’s estate and discovers a diary with secrets to his past, Variety reported.

“The Noel Diary” is not the first Netflix project to come to Fairfield this year. In April, a crew from the upcoming thriller, “The Good Nurse,” filmed on Black Rock Turnpike.