ANOTHER AMERICAN SHOW MADE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Eight part drama follows adventures of the hugely charismatic, roguish, American adventurer Hooten (Michael Landes) and his feisty partner in crime, Lady Alexandra (Ophelia Lovibond) as they travel the world in the series mostly shot in South Africa. PICTURE: randompicsilike Red Planet Pictures filmed British drama Hooten and The Lady largely in South Africa to tell the story of the adventures of an American treasure hunter and his historian companion. Filming also took place in locations as varied as Cambodia, Moscow and London, but the production was primarily based in Cape Town, shooting across South Africa for around 100 days with service company Out of Africa. The country doubled for the likes of Russia, the Caribbean, the Amazon and Bhutan, while an adapted studio space was used in an industrial area outside Cape Town. A tight filming schedule was one of the central challenges, especially as the production team moved around a lot and sometimes h...