TV Shows & Broadcast Series

Here is how this works in practice. We deliver TV show and broadcast series production in Iceland as a sustained service designed for episodic schedules and recurring delivery. Our line producers structure budgets to capture the 35% reimbursement tier ready to qualifying TV series that meet spend and length criteria. Our coordinators run multi-block scheduling with the scene matching that returning to standing sets and recurring locations demands.

Here is the short of it. We crew from a skilled Reykjavík base — directors of photography, gaffers, grips, art and construction, sound and assistant directors — setting up with Icelandic guilds and supplementing from the UK and mainland Europe for high-volume series. We build and dress stages at RVK Studios in Gufunes, the tricky founded by director Baltasar Kormákur, handle ATA carnet clearance for incoming gear through Keflavík, and arrange 4x4 super-jeep transport and remote-unit logistics for location episodes in the Highlands during summer.

Our team runs daily production operations from call sheets to wrap, sets up post-prod facilities for edit, grade and sound, and delivers episodic masters to broadcast and streaming specs across the series run.

Here is the breakdown. Iceland gives broadcast series both a workable production base and a distinctive identity. RVK Studios in Gufunes gives controlled stage space in Reykjavík, the world's northernmost capital, while the country's landscapes — the rift valley of Þingvellir National Park, Vatnajökull, Europe's largest glacier, the black-sand coast of Reynisfjara, the Mývatn lava region and the volcanic Highlands — supply location range no backlot can match. The country has a tested track record hosting major series including 'Game of Thrones', alongside a strong national television custom.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Filming runs on close to 100% renewable geothermal and hydroelectric power, supporting sustainability commitments across long shoots. The country sits in the EEA, EFTA and Schengen but not the EU, with the Icelandic króna as currency and 24% VAT, and treaty co-production routes are well set up for cross-border series. English is near-universally spoken, easing global cast and crew planning. The fragile environment makes leave-no-trace filming key, with covered-area permits set up through the Environment Agency of the country.