For years, the Game of Thrones production team has spent large chunks of its time filming in Croatia. The Croatian city of Dubrovnik has often stood in for King’s Landing, so many assumed that it would return to film parts of Season 6.
Recently, rumors have been circulating that the show would reduce its presence in Croatia. Now, HBO has released a statement clearing things up. The show won’t have a reduced presence in Croatia for Season 6; it won’t shoot there at all.
"We can confirm that based on story and location needs, Game of Thrones will not be shooting in Croatia for season 6. The question of whether the production will return to Croatia in the future will be decided once additional seasons are officially set by HBO. At that time, the production, along with HBO, will assess their location needs based on the scripts and storylines. HBO remains grateful to the HAVC and the Croatian crew for all of their continued support."
The HAVC is the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, or the Hrvatski Audiovizualni Centar.
Recently, Los Sietos Reinos reported that the Spanish city of Girona would be standing in for King’s Landing in Season 6, which was a big clue that something was up. Details on exactly why the production is shifting away from Croatia are unknown at this time, but we’ll stay tuned.
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