Some locations are so arresting they almost become a character in a production. Such was the case with the spectacular mid-century modern pad where LAPD detective Jack Roth (Jeremy Sisto) lived with his wife, Allison (Jaime Ray Newman), and daughter, Vicki (Anne Winters), on the 2015 ABC series Wicked City. Though its exterior was only featured once on the short-lived show, the interior seriously made an impression! I found myself looking forward to its appearance week after week, even more so than I did any of the actors. So I was thoroughly bummed to discover said interior was just a set that only ever existed on a soundstage and was dismantled after filming wrapped. Regardless, I figured the residence used in the lone exterior shot of Jack’s home was still worthy of a stalk. Thankfully, I didn’t have to look far for it.
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The sole exterior shot of the house popped up in Wicked City’s seventh episode, “Destroyer,” in the scene in which Jack moves out after disclosing to Allison that he has been having an affair. Its mid-century architecture and large, flat front yard led me to believe the property was likely located deep in the San Fernando Valley. After initially searching Granada Hills, I remembered coming across a smattering of unique MCM homes near Shoup Park in Woodland Hills years prior while stalking the neighboring residences where Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) and David Santiago (Rodrigo Santoro) lived in the 2009 romcom Post Grad. So I headed over to the area via Google Maps and, wouldn’t you know it, right next door to Ryden’s house at 22210 Tiara Street was Jack’s pad!
It truly is a shame the exterior wasn’t featured more prominently on Wicked City because it.is.fabulous.
The mid-century stunner was designed by architect Charles DuBois in 1960.
In real life, it boasts 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2,084 square feet, a double fireplace, a vaulted ceiling, a 0.37-acre lot, a large pool, a spa, and a fire pit.
It also features incredible mid-century detailing including a low gabled roofline;
a tiered front walkway;
large bright double doors;
and a stone and wood façade.
The property last sold in 2009 and, per the MLS images featured on Realtor.com, looked extremely different at the time. Kudos to the new owners and their superb exterior renovation!
Sadly, the MLS photos did not include any inside shots aside from the rather murky one below.
The interior as it was imagined by production designer Craig Stearns for Wicked City, though, was spectacular! I fell in love with the clean lines, beamed ceiling, and 1960s feel. That screened entry, amirite? You can check out some more images of it here.
Interestingly, the ceiling of the set, which slopes toward the front and back of the house, doesn’t match the roofline of the Tiara Street residence, which peaks above the front door and slopes to the sides. The discrepancy, coupled with the fact that an exterior is not shown until the series’ seventh episode, leads me to believe that Wicked City producers never intended to feature the outside of Jack’s home. Then when a scene unexpectedly came up requiring an exterior shot, location scouts had to scramble to find a dwelling that matched the set, eventually settling on 22210 Tiara Street even though it didn’t entirely line up with Stearns’ design. That is just a hunch, though.
While the pad’s exterior didn’t get much love on Wicked City, it did pop up fairly regularly as the residence of Sabrina (Shannon Woodward) and Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff) on the Fox sitcom Raising Hope.
The interior of Sabrina and Jimmy’s place was also just a set, but a gorgeous one at that!
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Stalk It: Jack Roth’s house from Wicked City is located at 22210 Tiara Street in Woodland Hills.
