Starring stanley tucci as an expert forensic detective, the. Stanley tucci, seen here, filmed the outdoor scenes of fortitude in the. According to iceland cinema now, a new tv series titled fortitude is set to be filmed in the town of reydarfjordur in east iceland next year the upcoming series stars michael gambon aka dumbledore in the harry potter franchise, sofie grabol star of denmarks the killing and stanley tucci who is most recently starring as caesar flickerman in the hunger. New tv series fortitude to be filmed in iceland in 2014. Fortitude is a fictional community located in svalbard in arctic norway. Fortitude is the most northerly town in the world, and the most peaceful until a prominent member of the community is found eviscerated in his own home, and suddenly the town s sheriff has his first ever murder to investigate. In fortitude, its an ikeaperfect applecart in a frosty town with scandinavian overtones the show was filmed in iceland. Fortitude is a british psychological thriller series set in the fictional arctic settlement of fortitude in svalbard, norway season 1 sees the seemingly peaceful towns international community rocked to the core by a series of brutal murders, with the subsequent investigation revealing the dark secrets and demons of many of the residents. New horrors fester within the frozen town of fortitude, with sheriff dan anderssen at the heart of them.
Though the show itself is set in a fictional town on the island archipelago of svalbard. Fortitude is in fact set in the area, in the town of longyearbyen, but filmed its previous series on location in iceland, which doubled for the arctic. The first episode of skys deafeninglyhyped fortitude was a lumbering frankensteins monster, in which the random body parts. Travellers will also have the opportunity to spend four nights at spitsbergens ship in the ice, the worlds. Heres what you need to know about the icelandic crime. It is described as an international community, with inhabitants from many parts of the world population of 7 inhabitants and 4 police officers. Fortitude begins thursday, 29 january at 9pm on sky atlantic in the uk, and at 10pm on pivot in the us guardian tv thu 29 jan 2015 04. Arctic norway provides the spectacular setting for sky atlantics gripping new drama, fortitude. Fortitude is set in a fictional norway town of the same name, but in reality is filmed across iceland and the uk. For the 1948 fort apache, during the summer of 1947, 20th centuryfox built the basis of a western fort on a plateau above the town by the early 1950s, the fort walls were added. Despite being set in norway, fortitude is filmed in the town of rey. Fortitude, although filmed in iceland, is set in svalbard. The series is another example of how seemingly regular folks involved.
The project was coproduced with sky atlantic and filmed in iceland and the united kingdom. Desolate, dreary, and dark, icelands trapped tv series. But the first two seasons of the pacy series are actually filmed in east iceland, in a town. Fortitude is set in a small, fictional norwaygoverned arctic researchfishing town of the same name, and its cast includes stanley tucci. Where is fortitude filmed and where is the series supposed to be based. The fictional town of fortitude is located in svalbard and belongs to norway, though there is a very international community there, many of whom are involved in researching the icy climates. Most of murder on the orient express was filmed on the soundstages and backlot of longcross studios in london.
Fortitude, sky atlantics gripping new drama, was inspired by the. Fortitude is a british horror psychological thriller television series created and written by simon. Back in town, jason finally reveals the location of the mammoth carcass and ronnie morgans body. The sky tv series fortitude is to be filmed at the bottle yard studios in hengrove. Fortitude premieres in a twohour pivot event on january 29 at 10 p. Fortitude internet movie firearms database guns in. Its supposed to be located on svalbard, a norwegian archipelago about. The scenery is absolutely stunning much of it was filmed on location in iceland similar in many regards to top of the lake which was filmed on location in new zealand and the acting. Blood runs cold in the final chapter of the chilling sky original production. Broadcast on sky atlantic in the uk and on pivot tv in america, the drama series fortitude was filmed in reydarfjordur, fjar. When you think of fortitude, you might get a chill from the arctic blasts in svalbard and the creepy behaviours and shocking deaths in the tiny town set in the snow. Fortitude is supposed to be in svalbard, a norwegian archipelago halfway between the mainland and the north pole, but the snowy town at the.
Filming for the second series of sky atlantics crime drama fortitude is. The town of fortitude lies somewhere cold and northern, somewhere like svalbard though it was filmed in iceland. Iceland is emerging as a particularly strong player in the nordic noir genre of tv series. A sciencefiction thriller with a stellar cast, fortitude is set in svalbard in arctic norway. Heres the latest in nordic tv, noir and otherwise the. Filming for the original 12part season took place in the easticelandic town from early to mid2014.
Trapped is set in a small, unnamed fishing village in east iceland, and follows the murder investigation of an unknown man found in the ocean. Visit the arctic town of svalbard and experience reallife fortitude. Sky series fortitude to be filmed at bristols bottle yard. The overheated story and frigid locale recall the british series fortitude whose third season, not yet available in the united states, was filmed even farther north, on.
But actually, fortitude is mostly filmed in iceland. Because the world of fortitude the town, but also the show is so interesting, the inevitable red herrings on the way to discovering the murderer are side trips worth taking. Set in a norwegian frontier town when people are guaranteed the quiet life, the show features many sweeping shots of snowscapes. Fortitude is the almost scientifically sound tv show you. When you think of fortitude, you might get a chill from the arctic blasts in svalbard and the creepy behaviours and shocking deaths in the tiny town set in. Fortitude tv series 20152018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Now, guests can visit the reallife location of svalbard, norway and see a onceinalifetime solar.
The most recent evidence is trapped, tucked away among international tv shows on amazon prime. The killing casts suspicion on any number of the town s citizens in fortitude. Series 2 begins several weeks after the events of series 1 and the strange goingson continue in the town of fortitude after a body is discovered. The project means there will be even more march madness than usual in longyearbyen this year since the main filming will begin march 8 the same day as the returnofthesun festival thats the town s biggest event of the year and continue through whats one of the busiest tourism months of the year. Branaghs crew travelled on the 21st century version of the orient express that still exists as at first they were considering filming on a real train. Yate town centre bypass and second railway station in. Fortitude a gripping murder mystery set in arctic the star. Parents need to know that fortitude is a sophisticated murder mystery thriller that features lots of mature content, including cursing, nudity, simulated sex acts, and gruesome images of maulings, severed limbs, and bloody injuries. The dark drama series set in the melting arctic, featuring psychological and thriller elements, tells the story of the small idyllic town of fortitude, whose peaceful existence is shattered after. The 12part series, which will be filmed in the uk and iceland, will be set in fortitude, one of the safest towns on earth, where until now there has never been a violent crime. Yes, if youre brave enough, you can visit the place where fortitude was filmed. Arctic drama series fortitude films on location in london and iceland sky atlantics arctic crime drama fortitude created a studio space in london and filmed on location in iceland.
Most of fortitude was filmed a short, scenic drive away in reydarfjordur, which sits on the longest and widest of icelands eastern fjords. Perched on the edge of the arctic circle, fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. Though the show itself is set in a fictional town on the island archipelago of svalbard in arctic norway, many of the outdoor scenes were filmed at. Tucci, who doesnt show up until late in the second hour, is more than up to the challenge of playing an acerbic, thorough cop who isnt aggressively rude but who isnt particularly interested in being liked by the locals. Its a content little place where everyone is employed mining mostly, with no. Arctic drama series fortitude films on location in london.
Fortitude is a dark mystery thriller similar to shows such as the brilliant top of the lake but more fast paced and even broadchurch or the killing. Everything else the norwegian governor, the coal mining and research settlements, the russian settlement nearby, the nightclub, the more polar bears than humans, the legal requirement to carry a rifle for defence. Fortitude is modelled closely on norways inhospitable svalbard islands, but was filmed in the former mining town of reydarfjordur on icelands east coast. In the thriller fortitude, gruesome things happen in a small arctic town. Stanley tucci, seen here, filmed the outdoor scenes of fortitude in the frozen tundra. Surrounded by the savage beauty of the polar landscape, its future sparkling with the promise of arctic opportunity, wealth and discovery, fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. The series was filmed from august 2017 until november 2017. When a foreign legion type of movie was filmed there name not known, the western side of the fort set was converted into the concrete style of walls used in the.