Shadow and Bone Filming Locations

Shadow and Bone Filming Locations: The Shadow and Bone series follows Alina Starkov and General Aleksander Kirigan also known as The Darkling who fight with the Dark forces that conspire against Alina Starkov when she gets to know about her extraordinary power that changed her life.

The film stars Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov, Ben Barnes as General Aleksander Kiriga, Archie Renaux as Malyen, Freddy Carter as Kaz Brekker, Amita Suman as Inej Ghafa, Kit Young as Jesper Fahey, and many more.

Series Name	Shadow and Bone
Genre	Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Filming location	Europe: Hungary
Filming Dates	2 October 2019 to 28 February 2020
Release Date	April 23, 2021 – present

Shadow and Bone Season 1 Filming Locations

The series’ season 1 filming took place primarily in and around Budapest and Keszthely, Hungary. The filming of the series season 1 started on 2 October 2019 and wrapped at the end of 28 February 2020. In the below article, we will see the different Shadow and Bone Filming Locations.

1. Festetics Palace, Hungary

Address: Keszthely, Kastély u. 1, 8360 Hungary

The Festetics Palace is a Baroque palace in the town of Keszthely, Hungary. The Little Palace in Os Alta and the headquarters of Ravka’s Second Army are filmed in this location. The Festetics Palace was constructed by Kristóf Festetics in 1745. Festetics Palace has only one central tower, the other four were digitally added.

Many sections of the palace are used to film the series including the library, the corridors, and the staircase. The ballroom seen in the series was also filmed in the palace’s concert hall.

2. Amadé-Bajzáth-Pappenheim Chateau, Hungary

Address: Iszkaszentgyörgy, József Attila u. 1, 8043 Hungary

The Keramzin orphanage in the series where Alina Starkov and Malyen grew together was filmed in the Amadé-Bajzáth-Pappenheim Chateau, a Baroque castle located in the village of Iszkaszentgyörgy.

3. Museum of Ethnography, Hungary

Address: Budapest, Dózsa György út 35, 1146 Hungary

The Museum of Ethnography is a national museum in Budapest and used to film the scenes where the King of Ravka and General Aleksander Kirigan and other members are present in the court in the Grand Palace. This film is also shot in the medieval walls of Déli Rondella gate in Budapest.

4. Szentendre, Hungary

Szentendre is a Hungarian town on the Danube River, north of the capital, Budapest. Alina after escaping from the Little Palace land on the streets of Ryevost, East Ravka was filmed in the town of Szentendre a lovely small city with narrow alleys, cobblestone streets, and pastel-colored buildings.

Shadow and Bone Season 2 Filming Locations

The series’ season 2 filming took place primarily in Hungary and around. The filming of the series season 2 started in January 2022 and was completed on June 6, 2022. Let’s see the different locations where season 2 was filmed.

1. Royal Riding Hall

Address: Budapest, 1013 Hungary

Royal Riding Hall is a Reenactment site in Budapest, Hungary, and a 2-min walk from the Buda Castle. The Novyi Zem checkpoint hall in the series was filmed here in this location.

2. Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library

Address: Budapest, Szabó Ervin tér 1, 1088 Hungary

The Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library is the largest library network in Budapest and the main branch is housed in the 19th-century neo-baroque Wenckheim Palace. The library where Alina looks through old maps is filmed here.

3. Brunszvik Castle

Address: Martonvásár, Brunszvik u. 2, 2462 Hungary

Brunszvik Castle is an 18th-century aristocratic residence in Martonvásár near Budapest and Pekka Rollins’s glass factory in Appelbroek is filmed here in this location.

4. Wenckheim Palace

Address: Budapest, Szabó Ervin tér 1, 1088 Hungary

Wenckheim Palace is a Library and Castle in Budapest. The royal quarters and the indoors are filmed in this historical Wenckheim Palace. The Castle is the biggest museum of agriculture in Europe.

Shadow and Bone Season 2 Official Trailer

The series’ first season premiered on April 23, 2021, and then the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on March 16, 2023, by Netflix. (External Link: IMDb)