Nyack transformed into Vermont for new Netflix show 'The Life List'

Anyone looking for Nyack's Wasabi restaurant may have been a bit confused March 28. That's because the Japanese eatery was given a new awning for a Netflix show being filmed there.

Wasabi was transformed into Purdy's, a restaurant that was, as it read on the signage, "established in 1983 in Burlington, Vermont" for "The Life List," a show based on a novel with the same name by Lori Nelson Spielman about a woman on a quest to complete her childhood bucket list. It stars Sofia Carson ("Purple Hearts"), Kyle Allen ("West Side Story") and Connie Britton ("The White Lotus").

A post on the Village of Nyack Facebook page told followers to "expect a little excitement" as a section of Main Street was transformed to look like Burlington.

The crew also filmed at the First Reformed Church of Nyack on South Broadway.

Nyack is no stranger to TV and movie productions, something Mayor Joe Rand attributes to "a scenic downtown that can be a stand-in for everything from Staten Island to Burlington Vermont." The village was the backdrop for "Bernard and the Genie," which starred Melissa McCarthy in addition to "Dear Edward," "Severance," "Blacklist," "FBI Most Wanted," and "Ray Donovan."

Added Rand: "We have some of the best turn-of-the-century architecture anywhere. And we get a lot of filming because Nyack is a welcoming environment full of artists who love artists.

"We want them here and love to see Nyack featured in the big (or small) screen."

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Jeanne Muchnick covers food and dining. Click here for her most recent articles and follow her latest dining adventures on Instagram @jeannemuchnick or via the lohudfood newsletter.