There’s no such thing as being too old for treasure hunt stories. They’re entertaining, the stakes are high, they use fun history-obscure facts (which are often complete fiction with some touches of realism), and they’re packed with action. that of Netflix Outdoor benches is all of the above, and with incredible screenplays and a fun cast with great chemistry, it’s no surprise that the show was a success, and it’s entering its fourth season. The sequel to this story will be released between May and August 2024, so it will be a while before we know what will happen to these beloved characters. But there are a few tricks to not miss them so often, and one of them is to plan a trip to the locations where the series was filmed.
If there’s one thing producers or movie and television enthusiasts know, it’s that filming on location can get pretty expensive. The whole crew has to go there, and the places have to be rented… And that’s why a lot of stories are filmed in studios these days. This was actually why another show from the streaming service, Sentence8, was canceled: traveling around the world was too expensive to photograph. However, some stories require natural locations, and Outdoor benches is one of them. With the treasure hunt comes beautiful cinematography that makes audiences want to join the pogues on their beautiful beaches and forests.
Here are the locations Outdoor benches used to create the fun Kildare Island, the main location of the story. As well as where they shot the other locations as the series progresses and the characters begin to travel abroad.
What is Outer Banks about?
Outdoor benches is a fun teen adventure that recreates some good old treasure hunt movies Indiana Jones. The series is set on the fictional island of Kildare. Following the pogues (nominated after living on the poorer side of the island) JJ (Rudy Pankow), Pope (Jonathan Daviss) and John B. (Chase Stokes), the ex-pogue Kiara (Madison Bailey) and the boil (the wealthier islanders) Sarah (Madelyn Cline), they will have to put aside their many disagreements if they are to discover the location of the Royal Merchant shipwreck, which contains a treasure worth $400 million.
The beautiful sea and natural landscape attracted the attention of many people, who wondered if they would ever be able to visit the locations featured in the television series. It’s nice to see a television show that isn’t set in a studio and dutifully appreciates the natural beauties of places that aren’t used so much as a screenplay. Nevertheless, the art of filming, creating and tricking the viewer with tricks does not go unused in the show as some of the locations are not what you would initially think of when watching the show.
Outer Banks season 1 and 2
Kildare Island is the main setting of seasons 1 and 2. That’s the scenario where the group of young adults live their adventure by chasing the treasure – and escaping personal problems. It is a fictional barrier island in a North Carolina beach town. The real locations aren’t far away, some in North Carolina, including Dare County and Kill Devils Hill. The show’s main location is in Charleston, South Carolina. The show also made use of South Carolina landmarks such as the Hunting Island Lighthouse, located on Hunting Island and Seabrook Island. Some of the places that are part of the story, such as Pope’s father’s restaurant, are also real. Fans can visit the restaurant at the Shem Creek food market in Mount Pleasant. This harbor is the main location for all harbor scenes in the show.
At the end of Season 1, John B. and Sarah are stranded and end up in the Bahamas. Those scenes were not filmed in the Bahamas, but in the Careenage area of Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados. Fans of the show can even go to the hotel the characters went to when they first arrived, the Fairmont Royal Pavilion, as well as most of the places they visit there. This shows how rarely the stories take place in the same place where they were filmed, but Outdoor benches surprisingly uses places very close to where they say they are to tape the show. Also choosing North and South Carolina as they are not as big and in-demand locations as Los Angeles and New York helps a lot to make a show that can be produced.
Outer Banks season 3
Season 3 kicks off with a bang: a plane crash. The budget for the new season is already bigger than the others, which meant that almost all episodes could be shot outside the United States. Thankfully, the characters are all alive and well, and the cast must have had a blast filming the scenes in Port. St. Charles, a Caribbean marina. They needed a new scenario for their new adventure. They are now searching for the lost city of gold, El Dorado.
The characters move to a private island, which they name Poguelandia in Season 3, called Bathsheba Beach, located in Barbados. The capital of Barbados becomes the main setting for the adventures of the pogues in the Bahamas. And later, when the group of friends flies to South America, it is actually recorded in Barbados. When the pogues return to their town, most of the locations from the previous two seasons reappear. The city of Charleston is revisited and used to create Kildare Island. Giving a sense of nostalgia and contrast to both the pogues and the viewers.
Outdoor benches movies in various fun places to watch and visit. While waiting for the new season, show fans can visit these places and feel closer to the pogues and their adventures, and perhaps find a new clue that can help them find their lost treasures.