New Stan US TV series Good Cop/Bad Cop films at Pacific Pines State High School oval

A Gold Coast school oval has been taken over by production crews for a new US TV show starring Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester and Dexter: New Blood’s Clancy Brown. SEE THE PICTURES

Crew members on location for Good Cop/Bad Cop on the Gold Coast. Picture: Nigel Hallett

A suburban high school on the Gold Coast has been transformed into a slice of Americana for a new US crime series being made in Queensland.

Set in Washington state in America’s northwest, the CW/Roku series Good Cop/Bad Cop starring Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl) and Clancy Brown (Dexter: New Blood, Billions) began production last month, with crews arriving on the Gold Coast this week.

Cast and extras on the US crimes series Good Cop/Bad Cop during filming at Pacific Pines State High School on the Gold Coast. Picture: Nigel Hallett

Pacific Pines State High School has been turned into the home of the Edenvale Eagles American football team, with the school oval’s rugby league posts replaced by gridiron uprights.

Hundreds of people were on set for the shoot. Picture: Nigel Hallett

American flags, Edenvale Eagles banners and a rustic old-time scoreboard have also been added to the scenery for production during the school holidays while classic American cars were also on hand.

The oval is the fictional home of gridiron team the Edenville Eagles. Picture: Nigel Hallett

Extras began arriving on the set on Wednesday morning but said they had been told they were not allowed to talk to the media.

Classic American cars were also photographed on set. Picture: Nigel Hallett

However, it is understood the scenes being shot at the school involve players from the Gold Coast Stingrays gridiron club as extras and members of the Brisbane Boys College music program to appear as a marching band for the football game.

Players from the Gold Coast Stingrays gridiron club will feature in the show. Picture: Nigel Hallett

Meester and Luke Cook, best known for appearing in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, star as a sister and brother detective team in the eight-part series merging drama and comedy.

The Gold Coast and Scenic Rim region will double for Washington State in America’s northwest. Picture: Nigel Hallett

Last month, Chloe Rickard, Executive Producer from production company Jungle Entertainment told media the Scenic Rim was “the perfect idyllic small town look for our story”, hinting they hoped to return for multiple seasons.

Cast and extras on the US crimes series Good Cop/Bad Cop during filming at a school on the Gold Coast. Picture: Nigel Hallett

In a statement, a Screen Queensland spokesperson said the production was worth more than $14 million for the Queensland economy and would create almost 200 jobs for cast, crew and creatives.

The production features a star-studded cast. Picture: Nigel Hallett

The series will screen as a Stan Original in Australia.

Good Cop/Bad Cop will screen on Stan in Australia. Picture: Nigel Hallett

Stan chief content officer Cailah Scobie said: “Stan continues to be the Australian partner of choice for the international market, and we are delighted to collaborate with global content leaders The CW and Roku to deliver more world-class original content for our audience.”