Netflix’s hit series Wednesday is moving production from Romania to Ireland. In a brief interview with Deadline, Wednesday Executive Producer Steve Stark has confirmed the key details and the reasons behind them. The first season was filmed in Romania, but monetary problems presented themselves when Romanian authorities failed to keep up their end of the bargain. The production had been promised certain tax rebates for bringing a boost in screen tourism to the country. Stark hinted that there were other issues as well.
“Romania was an amazing place to shoot creatively, challenging on a lot of levels. So, we knew by the time we finished Wednesday [Season 1] that we were probably going to move it out of there then. London or Ireland were two choices. The main reason for me [to choose Ireland] is that I shot 113 episodes of Vikings in Ireland. Love Ireland. We got an amazing deal at the same studio we shot Vikings at. Vikings is probably ending and so we moved back there.”
The Vikings series was filmed at Ashford Studios in Ireland for its six-season run on History. It was succeeded by sequel Valhalla, which will be ending with its upcoming third season on Netflix, and that show will be replaced by Wednesday which is expected to start production on Season 2 in late April.
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