Despite the plot of the series and many scenes where the action takes place in China, all the scenes were filmed mostly in London, UK, and some around the city. A few scenes were also filmed in the United States, in Boston and Florida.
Tsinghua University
In movie
Scene where we are shown the entrance to Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Real
Scene was shot at Shepperton Studios, located in the suburbs of London, in its southwestern part. The university is a constructed set of the entrance, while the university itself and the buildings around it are computer graphics.
London
Chinese prison
In movie
Scene where we're shown the exterior of a prison in China.
Real
Scene was shot This building does not exist as it was shown to us. As you can see that although the base is a real building, too much has been added or redrawn with computer graphics. The basis for the building is the former Metropolitan Storage Warehouse, which has now been converted into office and residential space.
Boston
Metropolitan Storage Warehouse
Black Palace
In movie
Scene where we are shown the exterior of the headquarters of the Strategic Intelligence Agency in London, also called the Black Palace.
Real
Scene was shot on the south bank of the Thames near London Bridge, but this building is not there, because it was added by computer graphics, and not only it. As you can see, the bridge on the left has also been modernized a bit.
London
Nanotechnology Research Center
In movie
Scene where Auggie is working on her nanofiber project
Real
Scene was shot off the main building at Discovery Park is a complex of science buildings and laboratories, a center for interdisciplinary innovation. The center is located in Sandwich in the south-east of England.
Sandwich
Discovery Park
Bar
In movie
Scene where The Oxford Five meet in a bar after a funeral.
Real
Scene was shot at The Holly Bush, a bar on the northwest edge of London.
London
The Holly Bush
