Conviction was filmed in Toronto in Canada and New York in the United States of America.
Downsview Station (Toronto Subway)
In movie
Scene where Omar Abbas is walking through the subway station when he is surrounded by police in episode 1x12 “Enemy Combatant”.
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Trinity Square
In movie
Scene where Wallace gives a press conference announcing the investigation into the Prospect Park Three case in episode 1x02 “Bridge and Tunnel Vision”.
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New York Public Library
In movie
Scene where Hayes talks to Zadie Daniels, the victim of the Prospect Park Three, at the library where she works in episode 1x02 “Bridge and Tunnel Vision”.
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Scene was shot The imposing main building of the New York Public Library began construction in 1902. It was completed in 1910, but didn't open until 1911 because it took a year to move all 1,000,000 volumes onto the shelves. During the 80s the library was expanded underneath the adjacent Bryant Park to include miles of new shelves to contain its growing collection.
New York
New York Public Library
Brooklyn Bridge
In movie
Scene where Sam jogs across the bridge in the morning in episode 1x02 “Bridge and Tunnel Vision”.
Real
Scene was shot The Brooklyn Bridge which opened in 1883 as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge after fourteen years of construction. The bridge is the world's first steel-wire suspension bridge and was conceived designed by John Augustus Roebling.
New York
The Esplanade & Princess Street
In movie
Scene where Frankie and Tess investigate the murder of the police officer at a protest in episode 1x06 “#StayWoke”.
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Parking Lot (off Polson Street)
In movie
Scene where Frankie and Tess perform an explosive test with the help of one of Frankie's old instructors in episode 1x03 “Dropping Bombs”.
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Oak Hall Lane
In movie
Scene where Maxine and Sam chase the murderer down an alley where Maxine tries to talk him down after he pulls a gun in episode 1x06 “#StayWoke”.
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Bella Nail & Spa
In movie
Scene where Hayes heads to the nail salon to talk with Lupe Ramos, the mother of the victim in pilot episode.
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Bay Adelaide Centre West
In movie
Scene where Maxine starts outside Zadie Daniels's office in their recreation of the night of the attack in episode 1x02 “Bridge and Tunnel Vision”.
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Scene was shot The 51-storey skyscraper is the first building in the new three-tower office complex completed in 2009. The site was originally set to be developed in the 90s, but the project stalled during the recession and ultimately halted in 1993 with only the underground parkade and six-storey elevator core completed. When the site was eventually developed, the elevator shaft was removed, but the parkade was retained from the original project.
Toronto
Horner Avenue (between Kipling & Judson)
In movie
Scene where Maxine talks to Scott Hill about the burglaries in Gerard Harrison's neighborhood in episode 1x13 “Past, Prologue & What's to Come”.
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High Park Boulevard & Parkside Drive
In movie
Scene where Maxine continues to follow Zadie Daniels's route home in episode 1x02 “Bridge and Tunnel Vision”.
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Simcoe Place
In movie
Scene where Maxine is heading back to the office from her car when she is approached by a CTU member in a ski mask who gives her valuable information about the case in episode 1x03 “Dropping Bombs”.
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276 King Street West
In movie
Scene where Wallace calls Hayes to an active crime scene where the a woman was murdered using the same MO as a locked-up serial killer in episode 1x11 “Black Orchid”.
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157 King Street East
In movie
Scene where Maxine and Sam are going to question the doorman who they suspect in the murder when their suspect runs away in episode 1x06 “#StayWoke”.
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Hillside Gardens (High Park)
In movie
Scene where Maxine and Frankie attempt to reenact the night of the attack to figure out the timeline in episode 1x02 “Bridge and Tunnel Vision”.
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Old City Hall
In movie
Scene where Hayes works as a defense attorney for Gerard Harrison and meets Wallace for the first time in episode 1x13 “Past, Prologue & What's to Come”.
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Toronto Street (between Adelaide & King)
In movie
Scene where In a flashback to nine years ago Hayes gets into a taxi to head to the first day of Gerard Harrison's trial in episode 1x13 “Past, Prologue & What's to Come”.
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H Building (HCLC)
In movie
Scene where Hayes calls out Provost David Chambers about his dismissal of the rapes on campus in front of the press in episode 1x10 “Not Okay”.
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Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
In movie
Scene where Hayes attends one of her mother's fundraisers in pilot episode.Hayes attends one of her mother's fundraisers in pilot episode.
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Scene was shot The Four Seasons Centre is a 2,071-seat theatre constructed in 2006 in a modernist design by architecture firm Diamond and Schmitt Architects. The project was originally proposed in 1984, but funding issues pushed the start of construction until 2002. The interior of the hall is a five-tiered auditorium with advanced acoustic engineering including extensive rubber insulation of the entire structure to reduce street and subway noise.
Toronto
Apache Burgers
In movie
Scene where The team investigates the diner where Sierra Macy was last seen eating with Josh Fleck before disappearing in episode 1x08 “Bad Deals”.
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Scene was shot Apache Burgers is a classic burger joint dating back to 1969 which retains its original decor.
Toronto
Purman Building
In movie
Scene where Maxine and Detective Cestero search Don Cutler's apartment but don't find their suspect there in episode 1x11 “Black Orchid”.
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Scene was shot The Purman Building is a timber-framed commercial warehouse constructed in 1915 build in the Chicago School of design. It has been a designated historic building since 2017.
Toronto
New York State Supreme Court Building
In movie
Scene where Conner Wallace introduces the new Conviction Integrity Unit and informs the press that it will be run by Hayes Morrison in pilot episode. Sam talks to the judge outside the courthouse in episode 1x07 “A Simple Man”.
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Scene was shot The courthouse, originally known as the New York County Courthouse, houses the Civil and Appellate Terms of the New York State Supreme Court. Construction of the courthouse ran from 1913 until 1927 with a delay due to World War I and replaced the Tweed Courthouse to the west. The building was designed by Guy Lowell in the Roman classical style for a princely sum of $30 million. At the center of the courthouse is the 75 foot tall rotunda featuring a mural known as Law Through the Ages designed by Attilio Pusterla under the Works Project Administration.
New York
Thomas Paine Park / Foley Square
In movie
Scene where Hayes and Wallace discuss the new department after the announcement in pilot episode. Sam talks to Hayes over the phone about the case in episode 1x09 “A Different Kind of Death”.
Real
Scene was shot Thomas Paine Park and the adjacent Foley Square sit in the middle of Manhattan's Civic Center across from the Supreme Court and several other courthouses and federal buildings. The park was named for the founding father Thomas Paine while the square was named for a local civic leader and saloon owner "Big Tom" Foley. The space has been a common area since the Collect Pond which formerly stood at this location was filled up in 1811, and the park and square were officially joined in 2005.
New York
The Chase
In movie
Scene where Hayes attends another one of her mother's fundraisers and learns that Wallace send her mother to spy on her in episode 1x02 “Bridge and Tunnel Vision”.
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Bryant Park
In movie
Scene where Sam and Maxine talk with Zadie Daniels's former coworker who left with her the night of the attack in episode 1x02 “Bridge and Tunnel Vision”.
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Scene was shot Bryant Park is situated in midtown and contains the New York Public Library. The park originally open in 1847 as Reservoir Square, and was renamed Bryant Park in 1884. The park deteriorated over the years until a renovation in the 1980s, when the entire park was rebuilt over the newly constructed underground library stacks.
New York
RC Harris Water Treatment Plant
In movie
Scene where Hayes and Wallace head to the prison where Earl Slavitt is on death row in episode 1x09 “A Different Kind of Death”.
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Scene was shot Built in 1941 atop a former amusement park, the R. C. Harris plant currently provides almost half of Toronto's drinking water. The building was designed in the art-deco style and is known colloquially as the Palace of Purification for its grand architecture both inside and out. The plant was named after Rowland Caldwell Harris, who was Toronto's Commissioner of Works at the time of construction.
Scarborough
R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant
