‘Reef Break’ TV show films on Gold Coast beach

A Gold Coast beach has been transformed into a film set this week as an international television show takes over the sand. SEE THE PHOTOS

A Gold Coast beach has been transformed with a bit of Hollywood magic this week as an international television show takes over the beachfront.

French-American crime-drama show ‘Reef Break’ has been shooting on the Coast for the last couple of months and set locals abuzz when production set up in Miami to shoot yesterday.

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Action on the set of Reef Break at Miami on the Gold Coast. Picture Glenn Hampson

The beach has been transformed into the backdrop for a fake surfing competition — the Empire Pro — much like the Quicksilver Pro which is taking place just down the road at Snapper Rocks this week.

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The crowds of extras were so believable many locals took to social media to ask if a second surf event was happening on the Coast.

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Extras take their place on Miami Beach for the filming of TV show Reef Break. Picture Glenn Hampson

‘Reef Break’, features former ‘Without a Trace’ star Poppy Montgomery, who also executive produces the show.

The 13-episode series is set to air next year starring Montgomery as Cat Chambers, a former thief who becomes a “fixer” for the governor of a fictional island.

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U.S. actor Poppy Montgomery has a chat between takes. Picture Glenn Hampson

The show has been described as a “character-driven cocktail of crime, surf, sex and sunshine” by IMDb.

The project has been dubbed a coup for the city, boosting jobs and injecting around $41 million into the Queensland economy.

Montgomery has been vocal about her love for the Gold Coast Photo: @therealpoppymontgomery

The series has also hired six Australian directors to lead the production.

A number of big film and TV productions have being lured to the Gold Coast in recent years including ‘Tidelands’, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and most recently ‘Godzilla vs Kong’.

Action on the set of Reef Break at Miami on the Gold Coast. Picture Glenn Hampson