Filming underway in Bristol for season two of Alex Rider, assisted by Bristol Film Office

Filming for season two of Amazon Prime’s teen spy thriller Alex Rider is underway in Bristol, with assistance from Bristol Film Office.

Eleventh Hour Films is producing the second season of the hit title based on the best-selling novels written by Anthony Horowitz, which is shooting on location across the city with unit base, permits and locations support provided by Bristol Film Office.

The series stars Otto Farrant (Mrs Wilson) as Alex Rider, a London based teenager who has unknowingly been trained since childhood for the dangerous world of espionage. Otto will once again be joined by season 1 co-stars Vicky McClure (Line of Duty), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones), Brenock O’Connor Game of Thrones) and Ronke Adekoluejo.

Season two will be based on Eagle Strike, the fourth novel in the best-selling Alex Rider franchise, and like series one, will stream exclusively as an Amazon Original on Prime Video in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Latin America and U.K., and as an IMDb TV Original in the U.S. Anthony Horowitz, the author of the book franchise, will once again serve as an Executive Producer alongside Jill Green, Eve Gutierrez, and series writer Guy Burt.

Other productions currently filming in Bristol with assistance from Bristol Film Office include Stephen Merchant’s The Offenders for BBC One and Amazon Prime Video starring Christopher Walken and Sky Original series Extinction starring Paapa Essiedu.