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Carnival Row S2: First Look

Orlando Bloom as Philo

Vanity Fair presented us today with a first look at Carnival Row‘s second and final season which airs on Amazon Prime starting on 17 February 2023.

Talking to the S2 show runner – who joined the team early in the production phase of Season 2 after show creator Travis Beacham left due to “creative differences” in a mutual decision with Amazon Studios – Erik Oleson promises audiences: “We finish with a bang.”

The upcoming—and final—season of Carnival Row moves its enormous cast of characters through an entirely new series of gauntlets as well as the complex politics of a world that, despite its fantastical trappings, closely resembles our own. Human-passing half-fae Rycroft “Philo” Philostrate (Orlando Bloom) has rejected the police force, an openly racist institution that patrols the Burgue, a Londonesque city-state reluctantly housing a population of fae folk refugees escaped from their war-torn homeland. His sometime lover, gossamer-winged Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne), falls in with a local anarchist group bent on freeing the fae from their human tormentors by any means necessary. Her erstwhile girlfriend Tourmaline (Karla Crome) has been saddled with surprise psychic abilities, her visions of violence corresponding with a new string of crimes targeting the citizens of the Burgue.

Moneyed faun Agreus (David Gyasi) and his human partner Imogen (Tamzin Merchant) are midway through fleeing the violent intolerance of their homeland when they find themselves beset by an entirely new threat when they’re forced to enter the Pact, the Eastern European-styled enemy of the Burgue that has been overtaken by a set of anti-bourgeois communist freedom fighters who call themselves the New Dawn. Meanwhile conniving human politicians Jonah Brekapear (Arty Froushan) and Sophie Longerbane (Caroline Ford) continue their psychosexual war for control of the Burgue, manipulated at every angle by the sly Runyon Millworthy (Simon McBurney), while former soldier Darius Sykes (Ariyon Bakare) attempts to live peacefully as a shapeshifting wolf-man.

Source: Vanity Fair

Andrew Gower (Ezra Spurnrose), Tamzin Merchant (Imogen Spurnrose) & David Gyasi Agreus Astrayon)

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Carnival Row S2 Release Date!

Fans have been waiting (im)patiently for a long time but were finally rewarded with a release date for Carnival Row‘s Season 2.

After several production delays due to a change in show runners, the Covid-19 pandemic and Orlando Bloom’s paternity leave, principal filming finally wrapped in September 2021. Similarly to Season 1, post-production took 17 months and Amazon Prime will release all ten episodes over the course of a month starting on 17 February 2023.

  • Friday, 17 February 2023: 2×01 & 2×02
  • Friday, 24 February 2023: 2×03 & 2×04
  • Friday, 3 March 2023: 2×05 & 2×06
  • Friday, 10 March 2023: 2×07 & 2×08
  • Friday, 17 March 2023: 2×09 & 2×10

Unfortunately, it has also been confirmed that Season 2 will be the show’s final season. This has been suspected since Orlando Bloom’s heartfelt good-bye post on Instagram and the elaborate sets at Barandov Studios in Prague (Czech Republic) were dismantled shortly after.

However, Season 2 will have 10 episodes (two more than Season 1) which was first announced by Orlando Bloom in an interview in 2019.

Reprising their roles are:

Andrew Gower teased his return in an interview earlier this year:

…the story “gets absolutely crazier” and said his character has “one of the darkest journeys” that he had been on “for a while”.

Source: Express.co.uk

Watch the first Season 2 teaser trailer here:

Andrew Gower on The Blue Room Podcast

Andrew Gower is a guest at the latest episode of The Blue Room Podcast. The Blue Room is an independent website for Andrew’s favourite football team Everton.

In the episode hosts Matt Jones and Rob Vera reflect on Andrew’s work and love of the Toffees (which is the nickname for Everton fans) before they discuss the latest match.

Andrew talks about his time on Carnival Row, which wrapped filming Season 2 in September this year. According to him the final season of the fantasy-noir series starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne,, will consist of 12 episodes and will be released in April 2022 (unconfirmed) on Amazon Prime.

He also reveals that he’s currently developing a feature length version of his short film Humpty Fu*king Dumpty, which he filmed in February 2019 and premiered on 8 May 2020. Fellow Outlander alumni Stephen Walters is back as the film’s writer/director with Michael Knowles (Running Naked) producing. They are hoping to shoot the feature version in early 2022 depending on the progress of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

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Carnival Row: It’s a Final Wrap!

Show runner Eric Oleson with Season 2 cast (Ariyon Bakare, Orlando Bloom, Jay Ali, Simon McBurney, David Gyasi, Karla Crome, Cara Delevingne)

Two years after the cast of Carnival Row came together in Prague to start filming Season 2 of the Amazon Prime series, it is finally a wrap!

The second installment of the neo-noir drama was first officially announced on 27 July 2019, more than a month before Season 1 premiered on the streaming platform but producton suffered some severe delays due to a change in showrunners, the Covid-19 pandemic and Orlando Bloom’s paternal leave following the birth of his daughter Daisy Dove with singer/actress Katy Perry.

Bloom, who is also one of the show’s executive producers, announced in an interview with entertainment website Collider that Season 2 would be split into 2 parts.

“To keep the momentum of the show moving forward […] they are going to release the first half of the season and add one [episode].”

“We would like to go back and polish it off a little bit. I managed to get in and out and get some stuff done so we could close out that first half of the second season…”

Season 2.1 wrapped after a short re-shoot in August 2020 and cast & crew returned to Barrandov Studois in the Czech Republic in May 2021 to film the remaining 5 episodes of Season 2.2.

On 9 September 2021 several cast & crew members took to social media to celebrate the final wrap of Season 2. Amazon Prime hasn’t confirmed a release date for any of the new episode but speculation points to early 2022 for the first half and 2023 for the second.

We are sure it is worth the wait and are excited to see Andrew Gower back again as Ezra Spurnrose!

Andrew Gower as Ezra Spurnrose

Carnival Row Season 2 Timeline

On 30 August 2021, it will have been exactly two years since the first season of fantasy-noir drama series Carnival Row premiered on Amazon Prime. At that point season 2 was already in pre-production, the renewal having been confirmed a month prior to the release date of season 1.

So what’s the current status of season 2, when can fans expect to see it and what else do we know?

To try to answer some of our burning questions, we’ll take a look at the production timeline of season 1 in comparison to season 2. For further information on the “Evolution of Carnival Row” from a blacklisted spec script to being devolped into an Amazon Prime series, see our post here.

  • 9 January 2015: Amazon signs a development deal ordering 3 scripts to be co-written by Guillermo del Torro, René Echevarria and Travis Beacham based on the latter’s spec script A Killing on Carnival Row.
  • 6 June 2016: The production is given a pilot order.
Cara Delevingne (Vignette) & Orlando Bloom (Philo)

Season 1

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10 May 2017: Carnival Row is given a series order. Guillermo del Torro is replaced by Paul McGuigan as director, pre-production starts at Barrandov Studios in Prague

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October 2017: Principal photography starts in the Czech Republic

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10 November 2017: Paul McGuigan is replaced by Jon Amiel

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14 March 2018: Production wraps after 108 days of filming

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November 2018: Carnival Row returns to Prague for re-shoots; showrunner René Echevarria is replaced by Marc Guggenheim

20 January 2019: It’s a final wrap for Season 1

May 2019: Post-production is in its final stages

3 June 2019: Amazon announces the release date for S1

30 August 2019: S1 is released on Amazon Prime

Season 2

11 February 2019: Season 2 is in talks

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27 July 2019: Season 2 is officially confirmed to be in development

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25 September 2019: First day of shooting S2

12 October 2019: Travis Beacham and Marc Guggenheim leave the show, new showrunner is Eric Oleson. Production goes on hiatus.

11 November 2019: S2 resumes production

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12 March 2020: The travel ban between Europe and the USA implemented as a reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic forces production to shut down

13 August 2020: Carnival Row returns to Prague for a two-week re-shoot; S2 will be split into two parts

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May 2021: Principal photography is resumed in Prague and expected to run through September

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9 September 2021: It’s a final wrap on S2

David Gyasi, Tamzin Merchant, Cara Delevingne, Orlando Bloom & Travis Beacham at San Diego Comic Con 2019

It seems like both seasons followed a similar production schedule and had it not been for the production hiatus following the change in showrunners, principal photography could have wrapped before the Covid-19 pandemic forced it to halt. At least parts of post-production could have been done during lockdown and S2 released in the fall of 2021.

Production could have resumed in the Czech Republic as soon as May 2020 but – with the exception of a quick re-shoot – the decision was made to wait another year, presumably to allow lead actor and executive producer Orlando Bloom time to be with his pregnant fiancée Katy Perry and (later) their newborn daughter. Instead S2 will be split in two parts with the first one being in post-production since August 2020.

When can fans expect to see the first 5 episodes of S2? Please bear in mind that the following is pure speculation at this point!

With Wheel of Time, Amazon Prime has another highly anticipated fantasy series coming out this year (rumoured to be in November 2021) and it’s not unlikely that they will team up both shows to gain more viewers for both shows. Considering that Carnival Row will only have 5 new episodes, adding it to Wheel of Time‘s 6 episodes sounds like a good idea.

The question remains which series will be the lead-in: Will we see Carnival Row or Wheel of Time first?

Only time will tell, but today’s news that actor Jamie Harris (Sergeant Dombey on Carnival Row) has been promoted to series regular might indicate that more news are to follow very soon. We are ready to see more of Andrew Gower as Ezra Spurnrose and find out what happened to his sister Imogen and her fae lover Mr Agreus!

Mr Agreus, Ezra & Imogen Spurnrose

It’s a wrap for Andrew Gower on Carnival Row

Credit: Federico Carretti

It appears that some of the cast and crew of Carnival Row threw a little wrap party for Andrew Gower who recently finished filming his scenes for season 2 of the Amazon Prime series. Make-up artist Federico Carretti shared this cute video of them singing and dancing in the streets of Prague (Czech Republic). Also seen in the background can be cast members David Gyasi (Mr Agreus) and Ariyon Bakare (Darius).

Credit: Federico Carretti

It was reported that Carnival Row, starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, will continue filming at Barrandov Studios in the Czech capital until September 2021. However, Andrew Gower is also needed on the set of Miss Scarlet & The Duke which is currently in the finale stages of pre-production for season 2. Principal photography will begin in Belgrade (Serbia) in August.

Ezra Spurnrose (Carnival Row) & Rupert Parker (Miss Scarlet & The Duke)

Miss Scarlet & The Duke Submitted for Emmy Nomination

Massive congratulations to #TeamScarlet, the cast & crew behind Miss Scarlet & The Duke, and the “two leading ladies” show runner Rachael New and lead actress Kate Phillips, who were both submitted for an Emmy Award nomination.

This submission is an important first step to be considered to receive a nomination. Voting for the 2021 Emmy Awards will be held between 17 June and 28 June 2021 and the nominations will be announced on 13 July 2021. Eligible to vote are the members of the Television Academy, who are all industry professionals. You can find more information on the process here.

IndieWire reported the “surprising news” (according to Rachael New and Kate Phillips) in their article and they conclude:

It’s part of the fun that is Miss Scarlet and the Duke, a show that can comprise mystery, murder, romance, and the fun of discussing relationships. If there was any silver lining to the pandemic, it was being able to enjoy not just watching Miss Scarlet, but seeing how much joy it brings to those working on it.“

(Source: IndieWire)

Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips) and William “The Duke” Wellington (Stuart Martin)

Andrew Gower was submitted for an Emmy nomination in 2016 for his role as Bonnie Prince Charlie on Starz’s Outlander and in 2020 for playing Ezra Spurnrose on Amazon Prime’s Carnival Row.

Carnival Row Returns to Prague

According to The Prague Reporter, the production team of Carnival Row is headed back to Prague (Czech Republic) later this month to finish filming its second season.

The Amazon fantasy series is currently slated to begin production from late May, with filming scheduled to run through September.

Local casting agency Extrafilms is currently seeking extras to appear in Carnival Row. You can register with the company through this online form.

(Source: The Prague Reporter)

Production of season 2 had been halted amid the on-going Covid-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020. Later that year, the decision was made to split season 2 which was explained by Orlando Bloom, lead actor and executive producer on the show, in an interview with entertainment website Collider:

“To keep the momentum of the show moving forward […] they are going to release the first half of the season and add one [episode].”

“We would like to go back and polish it off a little bit. I managed to get in and out and get some stuff done so we could close out that first half of the second season…”

Season 2 of Carnival Row originally started filming in late September 2019. Cara Delevingne, Orlando Bloom, Tamzin Merchant, David Gyasi, Caroline Ford, Ariyon Bakare and Andrew Gower are all confirmed to reprise their roles.

In recent days Czech production service company Stillking Films had already shared some images on their Instagram account teasing a return of Carnival Row and confirming the presence of director Andy Goddard and make-up/special effects designer Nick Dudman at Barrandov Studios, where the popular Amazon Prime series is filmed.

Hair designer Francesco Pegoretti, who received an Oscar nomination for his work on Pinocchio this year, also shared a photo of himself on a plane heading to the Czech capital.

Miss Scarlet & The Duke Filming in Belgrade this Summer

Following up on this article, we had it confirmed by show creator Rachael New that Miss Scarlet & The Duke will start filming its second season in Belgrade (Serbia) in August 2021. The change had become necessary due to a scheduling conflict with the locations in Ireland.

We are filming in Serbia in August because Ireland schedules didn’t work out. We’re super excited. Belgrade is beautiful and the crews are fabulous. Can’t wait to get cracking!

(Quote: Rachael New)

Regarding to release date, there can be only speculation at this point. Season 1 of the Victorian mystery show began filming in early July 2019 and wrapped 2 months later in early September. The episodes premiered on Alibi channel (UK) on 31 March 2020. If Season 2 follows a similar path, we might be looking at a release date in April or May 2022. With PBS now helming productions, it is possible that the episodes will be shown on the American network first, or at least simultaneously to the UK and other countries.

The good news for Andrew Gower fans is that 4 months should be enough time to wrap filming on Carnival Row‘s Season 2.2. Czech production service company Stillking Films currently seems to be preparing for a Covid-safe return to the set of the Victorian noir series. The first half of Carnival Row Season 2 is scheduled to be released on Amazon Prime later this year and the second half can probably be expected in 2022.

There is a lot of Ezra Spurnrose and Rupert Parker to look forward to in the next 1 1/2 years!

It’s a Wrap on Carnival Row Season 2.1

Filming of the first half of season 2 of Victorian noir series Carnival Row finally wrapped in Prague earlier this month. Production had been halted amid the on-going Covid-19 pandemic in mid-March.

During lockdown Cara Delevingne spoke to entertainment new magazine Variety and said “that she filmed six of the eight planned episodes, but she’s not sure when the season will air.” The interview, which was published in June 2020 further quotes Delevingne: “The second season is going to be so good, but I don’t know when we’re going to finish it, and probably not until the winter, because it has to be cold outside and snowing and miserable.”

In another recent interview with entertaintment website Collider, Orlando Bloom, who is also an executive producer on the show, explained the decision to split season 2.

“I was 3 weeks from finishing the season. To keep the momentum of the show moving forward […] they are going to release the first half of the season and add one [episode].”

“We would like to go back and polish it off a little bit. I managed to get in and out and get some stuff done so we could close out that first half of the second season which I think will tease people into wanting more which is good.”

The first half will be made of 5 episodes and the material mainly filmed before lockdown including a few addtional scenes that were re-shoot recently in Prague. The second half of the season, consisting of 4 episodes, appears to not have been filmed yet.

Old Port Dubrovnik

The block that was supposed to film on location in Dubrovnik (Croatia), which first had to be postponed from October to March due to the first production hiatus following the change in showrunners, and then cancelled altogether due to the pandemic, will now be filmed on an entirely new set at Barrandov Studios in Prague (Czech Republic).

“There are a couple of storylines that were actually going to shoot on location in another part of Europe which Covid prevented. They were all about to go and film in Croatia, everything was set and Covid just killed that. Actually what I think is going to be more interesting is what they are doing now: they’re just taking over another giant part of the studio to build out this other world which was going to be a Croatia location and I think it’s going to be even more interesting. Because with the amount of space they’ve got to built out these worlds and the talent of people who are working on building the worlds out, it’s really rich.“

Season 2 of Carnival Row originally started filming in late September 2019. Cara Delevingne, Orlando Bloom, Tamzin Merchant, David Gyasi, Caroline Ford, Ariyon Bakare and Andrew Gower are all confirmed to reprise their roles.

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