Nightfall

Nightfall (broadcast under the title Night Skies in Canada) is an American dark fantasy television series. Filmed on location in, , primarily within the area and at the  on the , the series aired on the RKO Network for eight seasons from September 25, 1996 to February 5, 2003. The series' gothic imagery and extensive mythology earned it a strong cult following, and it has influenced the direction and creation of other werewolf and/or vampire-based fantasy works.

Writer/director/producer Stephen Melis came up with the original pitch for the series in 1990. The series was produced by Melis' company Two Galaxies Entertainment, with Melis executive producing the series alongside Frank J. Halsey, who also developed the series alongside Melis.

One of the first new series introduced as part of a Wednesday night drama lineup for the RKO Network, the series soared into ratings success. In its third season, it was the network's highest-rated drama series. By the end of it's run, it had spun off Moonshadow, which ran from 2001 to 2005, and the second-highest-rated television program on Wednesday night.

Casting
Nightfall stars Megan Hawkes as vampire Katelyn Grimes and Tom Van Etten as werewolf George Terrance. The first choice for Katelyn was Canadian ballet dancer Eloise Allain, but contractual obligations with the prevented her from working on the series, and the role was offered to four other actresses before Hawkes was cast. Seth Gilchrist was cast as George, but an illness prevented him from traveling, so Van Etten, a relatively unknown Australian actor, was chosen.

The show features a wide assortment of recurring characters, many of them portrayed by Australian, New Zealander and Canadian actors.

Shooting locations
Nightfall is set primarily in a fictional city known as Oakmont (named after  in, which creator Stephen Melis attended) and was filmed in , , primarily within  and at the  on the. Common filming locations for the series included the, the towns of and ,  and. One episode was set in Australia, "Down Under", and prominently featured the on the. Screen Queensland and received "produced with the cooperation of" credits for their assistance in the program.