Apple TV+’s The Last Frontier not solely walks by a gripping crime drama but additionally unfolds within the backdrop of a chilly and immersive Alaskan setting. Since its setting is an important a part of its storytelling, many viewers could also be curious the place its filming occurred.
Co-created by Jon Bokenkamp of The Blacklist fame, The Final Frontier facilities on a US Marshall, Frank (Jason Clarke), who’s answerable for an unlimited piece of land within the Alaskan wilderness. Though nothing often occurs in his lone jurisdiction, issues take a darkish flip at some point when a jail transport aircraft crashes within the space.
The extra the original Apple TV+ show unfolds, the extra its major Alaskan setting turns into a stable character in itself. Because the present’s setting is so important for its storytelling, it turns into exhausting to not surprise if it was really filmed in Alaska. The reply is shocking.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
At first look, The Final Frontier nearly convinces the viewer that it was shot in Alaska itself due to how authentically it captures the situation’s wilderness and wonder. Surprisingly, nevertheless, The Final Frontier was not filmed in Alaska in any respect. As a substitute, its filming primarily occurred in Quebec, Canada.
As studies verify (by way of Hollywood North Buzz) its principal images started someday within the first week of February 2024 in Quebec. With the first filming location being Montreal, the present’s taking pictures on the situation went on until August 2024.
In an interview (by way of The Hollywood Outsider), showrunner Jon Bokenkamp mentioned how he initially deliberate to unfold the present in Manhattan as a substitute of Alaska. Nevertheless, he quickly realized that altering the setting to Alaska would deepen the present’s themes and make it appear extra grounded and practical.
Alberta, Canada
After a six-month filming interval in Quebec, The Last Frontier‘s cast and crew reportedly moved to Alberta in November 2024 with a comparatively smaller unit. In Alberta, its taking pictures occurred from November 15, 2024, to November 22, 2024. The Apple TV+ present was reportedly shot beneath the working title “FOXTROT.“
Although Apple TV+’s The Final Frontier was not initially filmed in Alaska, it does a superb job of capturing the uncooked and untamed essence of the Alaskan wilderness. Even when the present was set in Manhattan, as Bokenkamp had initially deliberate, it seemingly would have been no much less gripping with its crime drama.
Nevertheless, the portrayal of the Alaskan wilderness in The Final Frontier‘s backdrop additional enhances the weather of survival, thriller, and ethical pressure in its narrative.
