Not only has the majority of the cast changed, with Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald<\/a> being two of the only stars to appear in both seasons, but the series, which was originally set in Australia, now has a whole new setting.<\/p>\n The new season sees Elliot looking further into the mystery of his past, while travelling with his now-girlfriend Helen. But where is the new season set and where was it filmed?<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about the filming locations for The Tourist season 2.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not specified exactly where The Tourist season 2 is set, but, other than a brief sequence at the start of the first episode, it is all set in and around Ireland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Harry and Jack Williams, the show\u2019s creators, revealed at a Q&A that while it was always the intention to move the show away from the outback of Australia, it was not always the case that season 2 would be set in Ireland.<\/p>\n Jack Williams said: \u201cI think we actually wrote a whole draft set in Canada. It was very similar and Conor [MacNeill]\u2019s character was still in there, but he was a Mountie, which would have been great.<\/p>\n \u201cThe trouble was, as the story developed\u2026 what the show is about, Elliot and Helen\u2019s relationship and about this issue between trying to bury his past and trying to forget about it and move on and just live in the present, we did find we also wanted some element of who he was to enter organically.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then when we hit upon Ireland, the rest of the series unfolded much more quickly. We resisted it for a while but then when we realised what it gave us, it just felt obvious.\u201d<\/p>\n The Tourist season 2 was, of course, also filmed in Ireland, with scenes being shot in and around Dublin, as well as in the Irish countryside, including Bray and Djouce in Wicklow<\/a>.<\/p>\n One specific scene that was filmed in the Wicklow Mountains is a scene at the start of episode 1, when Elliot and Helen<\/a> wait outside a cafe to meet someone they believe to be an old friend of Elliot\u2019s.<\/p>\n Harry Williams said of that scene: \u201cThat was actually built, that cafe. There were a lot of chats about the cafe and how we put the cafe there, at one point it was a large sort of trailer thing. It\u2019s in the Wicklow Mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Jamie Dornan added: \u201cWhere the cafe is, that\u2019s the Vikings set. I\u2019ve never seen Vikings, but everyone kept telling us, all the drivers and stuff. I think they were a bit disappointed that we weren\u2019t the Vikings, that was kind of the impression that they were giving me, certainly.\u201d<\/p> He continued: \u201cIt was properly beautiful. You don\u2019t have to go too far in Ireland to find a beautiful spot. Australia was such an iconic part, and the outback was such a staple of the first series, and you\u2019re asking a lot to find something to match that or have the backdrop be as dramatic and play as big a part as the outback did.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a different type of beauty, but it\u2019s certainly beautiful and it definitely adds to the story in the second series.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Dornan said of filming in Ireland generally: \u201cI\u2019m hugely biased but I think Irish people are the best people in the world and I\u2019ve, luckily, in my life, my career had an opportunity to make loads of stuff in Ireland. And I do think there\u2019s nothing like an Irish crew.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a general sort of buoyancy to it, everyone\u2019s having fun. They\u2019re professional and they work very hard and they\u2019re very good at what they do, but there\u2019s just a serious level of of enjoyment to making art there. So I was very happy boy.\u201d<\/p>\n Dornan also revealed that the location change was a key factor in his decision to return for season 2, which you can read about here<\/a>.<\/p> Where is The Tourist season 2 set?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
![\"Elliot](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/450858-10b5566.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"450858,The")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Where was The Tourist season 2 filmed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
![\"Jamie](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/450701-65c4a95.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"450701,The")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>