{"id":23576,"date":"2022-10-11T16:48:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T14:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1720238"},"modified":"2022-10-11T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:10:13","slug":"where-was-the-wheel-of-time-filmed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/where-was-the-wheel-of-time-filmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Where was The Wheel of Time filmed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 11 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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When it comes to fantasy on Amazon Prime Video, most people\u2019s minds may immediately jump to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/a>, which is coming towards the end of its epic first season.<\/p>\n

However, before the streamer put its own spin on the works of JRR Tolkein, it first turned its hand to Robert Jordan\u2019s The Wheel of Time<\/a>, in an expansive high fantasy show starring Rosamund Pike.<\/p>\n

The series charts multiple different terrains and includes some truly stunning visuals, but just where was the first season shot, and where have the team been filming for the upcoming second season?<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about the filming locations used for The Wheel of Time on Amazon Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Where was The Wheel of Time season 1 filmed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Rosamund Pike Moiraine Damodred in The Wheel of Time.<\/span><\/figcaption> Amazon Content Services LLC and Sony Pictures Television inc.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The first season of The Wheel of Time was shot in numerous different locations<\/a> around the world, including the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia and the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n

Locations used in Croatia included areas around Dubrovnik<\/a>, which was also used as a shooting location of HBO\u2019s fantasy series Game of Thrones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Bovec region of Slovenia was used for mountainous scenes throughout the season, and the primary shooting location for the series was in Prague, at the show\u2019s home of Jordan Studios.<\/p>\n

What is Jordan Studios?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The cast of The Wheel of Time.<\/span><\/figcaption> Amazon Studios\/Jan Thijs<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

One of the major locations used for filming on The Wheel of Time was Jordan Studios in Prague. It\u2019s commonplace for shows to film their interior and some visual effects shots in studios of this kind; what\u2019s less common is a studio being set up specifically for a single production.<\/p>\n

However, that\u2019s exactly what happened for The Wheel of Time, after the team found that studio space in Central and Eastern Europe was booked up.<\/p>\n

The series\u2019s producer David Brown told GQ<\/a>, while speaking from Jordan Studios, that he \u201cspoke to friends in Budapest who\u2019d worked there, and they just said, \u2018You won\u2019t get in.’\u201d After trying Prague, the team decided to create their own studio from scratch.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, we are a big company. The show is hugely ambitious creatively. So how do we fill that? That\u2019s why we\u2019re in this building that is 350,000 square feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The publication notes that the studio includes a visual effects house, a stunt gym, archery targets, a rock climbing wall, an armourer\/jeweller, a 3D printer, a costume department, individual offices for writers, a writers room, an accounting office, a set hub for set decoration and one for publicity, and soundstages.<\/p>\n