Why Producers of ‘Daryl Dixon,’ ‘3 Body Problem,’ ‘The Crown’ Keep Coming Back to Spain: Crews, Locations, Service Companies

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John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent As “Game of Thrones’” foreign unit line producer and then producer, Duncan Muggoch leveraged some of Spain’s staggering landscapes and historical heritage sites into iconic settings for “Game of Thrones.” He returned to Spain as co-executive producer of “3 Body Problem” to create crucial early scenes in China for the Netflix banner show.

Steve Squillante, an executive producer on AMC+ mega-hit “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” served as Netflix VP of physical production for local language originals over 2018-20 as the U.S.

streamer released and began to produce “Money Heist,” as well as bowing early seasons of “Elite.” He is now back in Spain, shooting “Daryl Dixon,” a virtual road series which travels the length and breadth of Spain, embracing its culture, even though it’s a post-apocalypse story.

Likewise, Suzanne Mackie, an executive producer on “Mad Dogs” and “The Crown,” both shot extensively in Spain, returned this year to shoot “spectacular” scenes in Netflix’s series “The Seven Dials Mystery.” Why top producers on the international series scene come back to Spain is little mystery at all: Among the big reasons are crews, locations and service companies.