{"id":2038790,"date":"2025-09-21T10:07:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T10:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2038790"},"modified":"2025-09-21T10:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T10:07:46","slug":"two-wilmington-shot-series-have-some-of-tvs-most-memorable-love-triangles-magazine-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/two-wilmington-shot-series-have-some-of-tvs-most-memorable-love-triangles-magazine-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Wilmington-shot series have some of TV&#8217;s most memorable love triangles, magazine says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wilmington has been a filming destination for both movie and TV productions over the past decades, some of which have been major hits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the online publication Yardbarker, two popular TV series found some of that success by focusing on romance \u2014 and not just any kind of romance, but the complicated and messy sort: love triangles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yardbarker recently released a list of TV\u2019s most memorable love triangles, and two Wilmington-shot series made the list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A good love triangle makes for really good TV,&#8221; the article said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That certainly could be the case for these two series, which both received widespread acclaim during their respective runs and remain popular today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The list of love triangles, which is in no particular order, includes 20 examples of the popular trope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So which Wilmington-shot series made the list?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">One Tree Hill<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>&#8220;One Tree Hill&#8221; cast members James Lafferty, left, and Bethany Joy Lenz answer a question during the third Return to Tree Hill Convention in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;One Tree Hill&#8221; is one of the most popular TV series filmed in Wilmington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series, which centers around teenagers as its main characters, aired from 2003 to 2012 for a total of nine seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The love triangle between characters Brooke Davis, Peyton Sawyer and Lucas Scott was listed by Yardbarker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;&#8216;One Tree Hill&#8217;\u00a0has made its way onto many best of TV history lists, and it unsurprisingly had one of the best love triangles of all time, too,&#8221; the article said. &#8220;Brooke, Peyton, and Lucas had viewers tuning in every single week to see which couple was going to come out intact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/wilmington-shot-series-among-best-090102530.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:A Wilmington-shot series has one of the best romances in TV history, fashion magazine says;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">A Wilmington-shot series has one of the best romances in TV history, fashion magazine says<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Dawson&#8217;s Creek<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Dawson&#8217;s Creek&#8221; ended the year that &#8220;One Tree Hill&#8221; began. The series ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2003.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The series also centers high-schoolers and romance \u2014 which seems to be a formula for love triangles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yardbarker included the love triangle between characters Joey Potter, Dawson Leery and Pacey Witter in its list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Love triangles are almost always good for TV, but when it comes to\u00a0<em>Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/em>, the show wouldn\u2019t have survived without one,&#8221; the article said. &#8220;The love triangle between Joey, Pacey, and Dawson literally saved the series.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Charlie Kingree is a reporting intern for the StarNews. He can be reached at ckingree@gannett.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starnewsonline.com\/story\/entertainment\/television\/2025\/09\/21\/love-triangles-from-dawsons-creek-one-tree-hill-among-best-on-tv-from-wilmington-nc\/86046798007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Love triangles from Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill among best on TV from Wilmington, NC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Love triangles from Dawson&#8217;s Creek, One Tree Hill among best on TV from Wilmington, NC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilmington has been a filming destination for both movie and TV productions over the past decades, some of which have been major hits. 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