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Based on the eponymous webtoon by Lee Yun-kyun, Netflix’s ‘Black Knight’ is a South Korean action series created by Cho Ui-seok, Shin Yeon-ju, and Kim Hyun-deok set in the near future where the Korean peninsula has turned into a wasteland with only 1% of its population remaining. The residents must wear respirators to survive in the dystopian land with devastating air while relying on the Black Knights. These are a group of specialized deliverymen who provide the survivors with all the necessities and supplies, including fresh oxygen.
When an ordinary boy named Sa-Wol, with dreams of becoming a Knight, meets his idol called ‘5-8,’ the latter decides to train Sa-Wol to help him achieve his goals and do something worthy in the dangerous and dystopian world that they live in. Starring Kim Woo-bin, Song Seung-heon, Kang You-seok, and Esom, the sci-fi show unfolds in the desolate and dystopian landscape of the Korean peninsula, especially Seoul, with residents merely surviving in the gloomy wasteland. So, it is natural for you to wonder where ‘Black Knight’ is filmed.
Black Knight Filming Locations
‘Black Knight’ is filmed in Mongolia, particularly in the Ömnögov province. As per reports, the principal photography for the debut season of the action thriller series commenced in March 2022 and wrapped up in the summer of the same year. So, let’s not waste time and dive right into the future to get a detailed account of all the specific locations that feature in the Netflix show!
Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
For shooting a significant chunk of ‘Black Knight,’ the production team sets up camp in Ömnögovi province, located in southern Mongolia, in the Gobi Desert region. Furthermore, the town and administrative center of Bulgan, in the eponymous Mongolian province, serves as one of the main filming sites for the show. Specifically, the Flaming Cliffs site, aka Bayanzag, features in various scenes throughout the series. Situated at 4PRC+X6G, Flaming Cliffs, Bulgan Soum in the region of the Gobi desert, it is popular mainly due to the first discovery of dinosaur eggs.
The filming unit also utilizes the unique landscape of the Khongoryn Els, which lies within the Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in Mongolia. The surreal sand dunes portray the wasteland and desert the Korean peninsula has turned into in the series. During the production process, the cast and crew laid a massive amount of sand on a construction site of 50,000 pyeong in the desert area, and a road of about 1 km was constructed with soil.
Moreover, several scenes are made possible with VFX. Thanks to one of Korea’s leading VFX Studios, Westworld, the show accurately depicts a representation of a desolate Seoul, including some destroyed landmarks such as the N Seoul Tower, Hangang Bridge, and Gangnam Street.
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