
‘The Kidnapping of a President’: Finnish comedy films in Prague, standing in for 1930s Helsinki
Samuli Valkama’s The Kidnapping of a President, a Finnish dark comedy, is filming across Czech locations doubling as 1930s Helsinki this summer.

Samuli Valkama’s The Kidnapping of a President, a Finnish dark comedy, is filming across Czech locations doubling as 1930s Helsinki this summer.

The Disney+ series The Remarried Empress filmed in Kutná Hora this summer, adding Czech locations to a major Korean production.

The Prague Audiovisual Fund has announced a new call for projects to be filmed in Prague, with applications open Oct. 15–Nov. 15.

Director Zach Cregger introduced the Czech premiere of Weapons in Prague, which strongly suggests production of his new Resident Evil film will take place locally.

Following delays and cast changes, the third season of Foundation—filmed in Prague in 2023 and 2024—is now streaming on Apple TV+ through September 12.

Bollywood’s King, starring Shah Rukh and Suhana Khan, heads to Europe for action sequences, with Prague shortlisted among key filming locations.

Nathan Fillion says filming The Rookie in Prague for season 8 felt like shooting a Bond movie as the series expands its scope with an overseas storyline.

Reports suggest Dune: Part Three is filming in Prague, but all evidence points to Budapest as the confirmed location for the sci-fi sequel.

Czechia saw a large drop in foreign film spending in 2024, but new incentives and legislative reforms aim to restore the country’s competitive edge.

Agnieszka Holland’s Franz, a Kafka biopic shot in Prague, has unveiled a first trailer and new stills ahead of its Czech release on September 25.

Prime Video’s Ride or Die, starring Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer, has wrapped six months of filming across central Prague.

Anna Biller’s ghost story The Face of Horror, starring Jonah Hauer-King and Kristine Froseth, begins filming in Prague next month.

ABC’s police drama The Rookie briefly filmed scenes for its upcoming eighth season in Prague, marking its first shoot outside the U.S.

The new Netflix thriller Brick, filmed at Prague’s Barrandov Studio, stars Matthias Schweighöfer and Ruby O. Fee; streaming from July 10, 2025.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s CIA action-comedy returns with Prague-filmed scenes, new villain Carrie-Anne Moss and global stakes in its eight-episode second season.

No casting announcements have been made, but the series is expected to have a tone similar to Netflix’s breakout romantic hit Bridgerton, according to Czech film industry officials.

Back in March, Cregger confirmed that he was looking at locations in “Eastern Europe” for his Resident Evil film in his podcast.

A New York Post report claims Disney’s Princess Diaries 3 team is scouting castles in Czechia, but the studio has yet to confirm.

The Czech-Israeli-Polish co-production directed by Israeli filmmakers Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun will premiere at the New York film fest on June 9.

The Filipino-Czech co-production Spring in Prague, produced in concert with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations, premiered in Manila on May 28.

Amazon has officially cancelled the fantasy series The Wheel of Time after three seasons, capping a major Prague-based production that spanned multiple years.

Dan Brown’s iconic symbologist Robert Langdon is set for his next on-screen adventure, and this time the action unfolds in the heart of Central Europe.

Apple’s upcoming action comedy Matchbox shot high-octane car stunts in Slovakia, just across the Czech border, in earlier this spring.

A new trailer and poster for Ballerina highlight Prague’s iconic locations as Lionsgate gears up for the John Wick spinoff’s June 5 debut.