Jordan Studios is a film studio lot used for The Wheel of Time television series. It is the primary studio filming location for the series, and it was built specifically for the series. It is located in Prague, Czechia (the Czech Republic).
It is named after the late author Robert Jordan.
Overview[]
Jordan Studios was built specifically to film The Wheel of Time series. The production team could not find another studio to handle the large production, so they had to build their own.[1] It is about 350,000 square feet (32,000 square meters).[1][2]
Located at Jordan Studios:
- Visual effects unit[1]
- Stunt gym,[1] with archery targets and a rock climbing wall[3]
- Costume department[1]
- Writing offices[1]
- Accounting department[1]
- Set decoration[3]
- Unit publicity[3]
- Soundstages that are "football-field-size"[1]
Trivia[]
- In June 2019, the front banner reading "Jordan Studios" was installed.[4]
- It's located in Prague’s Letňany district,[5][6] on the northern outskirts of Prague.[7]
- The location was formerly a trucking company.[1] The studio building formerly belonged to Avia, a Czech automotive company.[2]
Gallery[]
![Jordan Studios banner, installed by Red82.cz. Facebook, Jun 14, 2019.[4]](/wiki/File:Jordan_Studios_banner_June_2019.jpg "Jordan Studios banner June 2019.jpg (112 KB)")
Jordan Studios banner, installed by Red82.cz. Facebook, Jun 14, 2019.[4]
Alexandre Willaume presumably at Jordan Studios. Instagram, Jan 2, 2021.
Photo by Frantisek Gebr. Google Maps, Dec 15, 2022.
Photo by Frantisek Gebr. Google Maps, Jan 11, 2023.
Photo by Frantisek Gebr. Google Maps, Jan 11, 2023.
External links[]
- IGN: Wheel of Time Is So Huge That Amazon Built Its Own Studio Complex to Make It by Joe Skrebels. October 21, 2021.
- WoT Series: Jordan Studios: The Wheel of Time’s Prague Home Base by Sara and Eri. July 14, 2021.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 IGN: Wheel of Time Is So Huge That Amazon Built Its Own Studio Complex to Make It by Joe Skrebels. October 21, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 WoT Series: Jordan Studios: The Wheel of Time’s Prague Home Base by Sara and Eri. July 14, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 GQ: Inside Wheel of Time, Amazon’s Huge Gamble on the Next Game of Thrones by Zach Baron. October 19, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Facebook post by Red82.cz, who does banner installation in Prague. Posted June 14, 2019.
- ↑ Czech Radio: Major Hollywood productions spending unseen amounts in CR. 2021.
- ↑ Distractify: Where Was 'The Wheel of Time' Filmed to Capture All the Magic? by Anna Garrison. November 19, 2021.
- ↑ The Wertzone: Shooting begins on Season 2 of THE WHEEL OF TIME. July 19, 2021.