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Odyssey Adaptation Shoots Across Greece, Italy, Morocco, Iceland

7/21/2026

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Production designer Ruth De Jong said the crew filmed the Odyssey adaptation in Greece and Italy to capture Mediterranean settings.
The team also shot scenes in Morocco, Iceland and Scotland to avoid a uniformly sun-bleached look.
De Jong considered Australian beaches and Japanese woodland before selecting the final locations.
Logistical proximity guided the choice of Troy (present-day Turkey) and the Greek islands, including Ithaca, as primary settings.

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Production designer Ruth De Jong said the crew filmed the Odyssey adaptation in Greece and Italy to capture Mediterranean settings.
The team also shot scenes in Morocco, Iceland and Scotland to avoid a uniformly sun-bleached look.
De Jong considered Australian beaches and Japanese woodland before selecting the final locations.
Logistical proximity guided the choice of Troy (present-day Turkey) and the Greek islands, including Ithaca, as primary settings.