Burbank’s Latest Starring Role: Obsession

The supernatural horror film Obsession (2026) may tell an unsettling story, but it also highlights one of Burbank’s greatest starring roles: serving as a filming location for studio productions. From neighborhood streets and local businesses to iconic back lots, Burbank offers locations that become any setting a story demands.

Obsession uses real Burbank filming locations to create a world that feels both familiar and disquieting. It’s the latest example of how the Media Capital of the World continues to attract filmmakers from classic Hollywood productions and blockbusters to independent films and low-budget box office horror hits.

Unlike productions built entirely on studio sets, Obsession blends real locations with designed interiors to create a new cinematic world.

One of the film’s most memorable Burbank locations is The Green Man, the well-known Magnolia Park metaphysical boutique at 824 N. Hollywood Way. In Obsession, a seemingly harmless “One Wish Willow” is purchased there, setting the film’s supernatural events in motion. The shop becomes a turning point in the story, transforming an everyday storefront into a permanent on-screen location.

A private Burbank residence also serves as the protagonist’s home. With neighborhoods, businesses, and studios all located within minutes of each other, Burbank allows filmmakers to move seamlessly between vastly different environments. For visitors, that’s part of the fun: the places you discover today may already have appeared on screen, or become tomorrow’s unforgettable movie locations.

A Century of Filming Locations

If Obsession is Burbank’s latest starring role, it’s one of hundreds. La La Land, Heat, Argo, Grease, Back to the Future, True Romance, The Office, Gilmore Girls, Jurassic Park, and Parks & Recreation all have roots here, and the list continues to grow.

Burbank’s entertainment legacy begins with its world-famous studios, including Warner Bros. Discovery, The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Legendary Entertainment, but it extends far beyond studio gates. Streets, cafés, shops, hotels, and neighborhoods throughout the city have all played starring roles on screen.

Each new production gives visitors another reason to discover Burbank, adding another chapter to the city’s remarkable map of filming locations.

You’re invited to step into Burbank’s famous scenes on the Film & TV Locations Self-Guided Tour, where you can explore dozens of iconic filming sites across the city.

Whether you’re retracing scenes from Obsession or discovering locations from favorite movies and television shows, you’ll quickly realize that Burbank is more than a backdrop: it’s where Hollywood stories come to life every day.