Apple TV show continues shooting in Butler
Actors and crew members were in Butler on Tuesday, Jan. 13, for the second time, putting in 12-to-14-hour days shooting a future Apple TV show about a homicide detective going up against a serial killer in Western Pennsylvania.
Butler is host to the fictional town of Fairhaven and its police department — a location in “Parallax,” an upcoming show for the streaming service. Parallax will be a 10-episode psychological thriller.
On Tuesday afternoon, Fairhaven Police Department cars and decals were seen around the old T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil building on North Main Street.
An Apple TV news release from May 2025 said the show will tell the story of character Jonah Lynn, an ex-soldier turned homicide detective who, after growing tired of working the “tough streets of Philadelphia,” moves to a small town in Western Pennsylvania for a quiet life.
“But, as the town and his family come under attack from the diabolically cunning serial killer Jurek Walter, Jonah must protect all that he holds dear. When the desperate search for Jurek’s last missing victim forces Jonah to send his adopted daughter, FBI agent Saga Bauer, up against Jurek, how far will Jonah go?” the release said.
The show is based on crime novels by author Lars Kepler. The show features various actors and actresses, directors and producers with Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning resumes.
Kepler, a pseudonym for a husband-and-wife writing team from Sweden, is a successful, bestselling, thriller author with 10 published crime novels with a total of 18 million copies sold globally.
Kevin Foster, a location manager on the project, previously said the production team has filmed at numerous locations across the region to “capture the authentic setting.” He told Butler City Council the former gas company building is a beautiful, old building that would fit in and work well as an old police station for the show setting.
The show’s publicist, Shelly Williams, along with several of the cast and crew members said they have been making steady progress shooting the show so far and they’ve been to various locations throughout Western Pennsylvania to create the show.
Several said this was the first time they’ve been in Butler and that they enjoyed the beauty of the older buildings near Main Street. The former gas company building has made a great location for the police department, they said.
