How to turn Melbourne into Los Angeles circa 10,000BC? New TV series La Brea does just that

Filmed at 13 locations across Greater Melbourne, the mystery sci-fi series La Brea is returning with a bigger budget. Photo: Nine

Next time you walk through Melbourne’s Docklands precinct, take a hike in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges or go shopping at Essendon Fields, consider the state’s re-emerging film industry.

International sci-fi mystery series La Brea, set in Los Angeles in 10,000BC and described as Lost meets Jurassic Park, was filmed here during the COVID pandemic last year.