Question: where was 'top of the lake' filmed
Answer: of episodes 13 ( Sundance ) 12 ( BBC ) ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Emile Sherman Iain Canning Jane Campion Jamie Laurenson Producer ( s ) Philippa Campbell Libby Sharpe Location ( s ) Queenstown , New Zealand Sydney , Australia Cinematography Adam Arkapaw Germain McMicking Editor ( s ) Alexandre de Franceschi Scott Gray Camera setup Single - camera Running time 45 minutes ( Sundance ) 60 minutes ( BBC ) Production company ( s ) See - Saw Films Distributor BBC Two BBC UKTV SundanceTV Release Original network Sundance Channel Picture format HDTV Audio format Surround First shown in United States Original release 18 March 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 18 ) -- present ( present ) External links Website www.