Where Was Peacock's Genre-Bending Series 'The Resort' Filmed?

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Peacock's new darkish comedy series 'The Resort' sees a thriller spread in Yucatán. But was it filmed there? Here's what we know.

Bianca Piazza - Author

When you cross on vacation, you pack your bags and depart your baggage at house. In Peacock's The Resort, non-public luggage is the least of couple Emma (Cristin Milioti) and Noah's (William Jackson Harper) problems, as they to find themselves on the middle of a thriller plaguing a resort in Yucatán. Is delving into the unsolved mystery surrounding two misplaced hotel guests some way for the married couple to flee their own issues? Maybe.

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After Emma crashes an ATV while exploring, she turns into intrigued by way of an outdated turn telephone she unearths within the filth. When she realizes that the cellphone belonged to a teenage hotel goer who went lacking 15 years prior, Emma and Noah get started an investigation.

The Resort offers a genre-bending experience for fans of comedy and suspense. And despite the fact that it takes position in Mexico's Yucatán, was it really filmed there?

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Where was Peacock's 'The Resort' filmed?

According to The Cinemaholic, The Resort was filmed solely within the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, principally in San Juan and Culebra. Filming happened from March to May 2021.

Specifically, Old San Juan offered backdrops for the series. Per San Juan Puerto Rico, Old San Juan is "one of the most popular cruise destinations in the Caribbean and the most visited place in Puerto Rico."

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The cast and staff of The Resort had been noticed filming in Culebra — or "the Little Island" — which is just over 10 square miles and is ready 20 miles off the coast of town of Fajardo. It's known for its seashores, which host a colourful array of marine life.

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Andy Siara won't ever cross up a possibility to paintings with Cristin Milioti.

Somehow, Cristin Milioti finishes up on a seashore when working with Andy Siara, who also wrote Palm Springs.

"I mean, I like vacation spots, and Cristin is one of the best actors everywhere. So I would happily ... Well, I guess I would not be sad if everything I did had Cristin in it," the showrunner advised Collider.

"I'm never going to pass up a chance to work with Cristin. And vacation spots just make for a nice escape when you're sitting on the couch alone or with your buddy or partner at 9 at night and need something to watch."

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Andy additionally spread out about this in an interview with Showbiz Junkies. “I first instructed Cristin about this when we have been filming Palm Springs and I was hopeful that sooner or later someone would let me make this ridiculous display and I'd name her up. And, so, I did," he said.

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He went on to discuss her and William Jackson Harper's raw talent and ability to "effectively journey this line between foolish and sincere."

"In the same scene, you'll be able to cross from guffawing in regards to the goofiest thing to wanting to cry. And either one of them have that implausible skill to try this,” Andy Siara defined.

Hey, we might watch the ones two skills do the rest on a seashore. And get your mind out of the gutter!

The first three episodes of The Resort are lately streaming on Peacock.

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