On Location peels back the curtain on some of your favourite films, television shows, and more. This time, we ask: where was Practical Magic 2 filmed?
In 1998, burgeoning Hollywood starlets Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock played Gillian and Sally Owens, two sisters in possession of special powers in Practical Magic, a film adapted from Alice Hoffman’s novel by the same name. Set in the witch (history) rich state of Massachusetts, the ingenue outcasts attempt to lift the ancestral curse that strikes dead any man who falls in love with an Owens woman. As they embark on this harrowing journey, spells are cast, “midnight margaritas” are made, and matriarchy reigns supreme.
At the time, the film’s reception was middling at best – with a New York Times review describing it as “Barbie Joins a Coven” – and its performance at the box office not much better. With a little room to breathe and bask in nostalgia’s rose-colored glow, the movie has transformed into a feminist cult classic with Gen X and Gen Z fans alike. From 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple to The Devil Wears Prada 2, 2026 has been a year of follow-up films. In that same vein, Kidman and Bullock have reunited in Practical Magic 2, a sequel directed by Susanne Bier that promises to delight fans and take us across the pond to a whole new continent of spooky locales.
Another generation of coven-loving will live on in Practical Magic 2, which picks up after a sizeable time jump but with more of the same kooky hijinks. A generous interpretation of time – and a little movie magic – lands Sally’s daughters Antonia (Maisie Williams) and Kylie (Joey King) in their early twenties. Up until now, they have lived their lives ignorant of their powers, which their mother has deliberately shielded them from. Antonia, a medical student, most closely resembles her mother, while Kylie, now a Harvard student, is a bit more of a free spirit. When Kylie falls for sweet Gideon (Xolo Maridueña), and then he falls into a coma, she follows her mother’s path of attempting to right things. Counselled by the recently uncovered Book of the Raven, Kylie sets off to her family’s ancestral home of England, bringing much of the story to English territory.
While the original movie was shot in Coupeville, Washington, on Whidbey Island, as a New England stand-in, the sequel’s production moved to the UK. Here are all the places where Practical Magic 2 was filmed.