Where was The Assassin shot? Revisiting key filming locations of the Keeley Hawes series

The Assassin is a crime thriller show created by Harry and Jack Williams and features Keeley Hawes, Freddie Highmore, and others. The show is about Julie (Hawes), who is a retired assassin and is now living in Greece. However, her isolated and peaceful life is turned upside down when her estranged son Edward (Highmore), comes back into her life and wants answers about his father and mother’s past.

Now reunited, the mother and son must not only navigate their personal problems together, but also get ready to go on an adventure as Julie’s past life catches up with her. The show premiered on July 25, 2025, and has received rave reviews. With stunning locales and beautiful cinematography, here are some of the key filming locations of The Assassin.

Where was The Assassin filmed?

The Assassin has picturesque filming locations, as the series was primarily filmed in Greece, with a lot of the action sequences taking place in Athens. However, director Lisa Mulcahy admitted that they had to struggle while filming in such a location.

In a statement to Wales Online, she comments that “making a show in another country in extreme heat is very challenging for everyone involved, as at times we were shooting in nearly forty-degree heat.” She also mentions that “we made sure everyone drank loads of water, stayed out of the heat, and kept out of direct sunlight.”

Even Freddie Highmore accepted that filming in Greece was quite the task due to the heat. He says, “Filming in Athens has been amazing. The variety of locations that we’ve filmed in has been crazy, we’ve covered land, sea, woods, yachts, mansions…the list goes on.” He continues, “This is my first time in Athens…but the most challenging thing has been the heat…Any sweat on screen that can be seen as we run around is most likely genuine! It's certainly one of the hottest climates I’ve ever filmed in.”

Keeley Hawes was excited to film in Greece

On the other hand, Hawes states that she was excited to return to Greece for filming. “I previously did The Durrells for four series and we filmed that in Corfu, but because there’s no infrastructure there for filming, lots of the crew had come from Athens…coming to Athens to shoot The Assassin has meant I’m back with a lot of those people I met in Corfu.” She also mentions that “there’s nothing better than walking onto a set on your first day, feeling nervous…to then be greeted by so many familiar friendly faces that I had spent a lot of time with.”

Interestingly, many of the oldest parts of Greece have also been used to recreate the village feel of a Greek island and Athens and the surrounding areas were used as backdrops for scenes set in Libya, Bulgaria, Spain, and more.

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The Assassin is available on Amazon Prime Video.

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