10 Films & TV Series Filming in Hungary 2025
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Hungary has long been considered one of the top filming destinations in Europe for international productions. As summer draws to a close, we’ve scoured industry news to get more details on some of the major international films and TV series filmed in Hungary so far this year and when we can expect to see them released.
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It’s been a busy, busy year for Hungary. We’ve taken stock of 2025 to bring you up to date on the wide range of TV and feature projects that have called Hungary home (at least for a little while) while being filming here in 2025.
THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IS DOWN
The year kicked off with acclaimed Swedish director Ruben Östlund arriving in Budapest with a decommissioned (and deconstructed) Boeing 747 which became the set for his newest feature. A social satire, the film follows the fate of bored passengers on a long-haul flight from London to Sydney devoid of functioning screens to keep them occupied. The film, starring Keanu Reeves, Kirsten Dunst and Daniel Brühl, is slated for release in 2026, potentially in time for the Cannes Film Festival.
MATCHBOX
No doubt hoping to replicate the success of the Barbie film, this action-adventure feature is based on the Matchbox toy brand and follows the story of a former soldier and his childhood mates who rediscover their friendship while on a high-stakes adventure trying to clear their names. Directed by Sam Hargrave and filmed partly in Hungary in the first part of the year, the film stars John Cena, Jessica Biel, Corey Stoll, Danai Gurira, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, and Arturo Castro. Release is expected next year.
ALPHA GANG
Another heady mix of big-name actors descended on Hungary earlier this year for the filming of this sci-fi comedy. The film, by writer-director duo Nathan and David Zellner, is about alien beings attacking Earth but then taking pity on humanity. It stars Cate Blanchett, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, and Riley Keough. Here’s hoping that if we ever do face such a situation, life will imitate art and we’ll be spared. The film is reportedly currently in post-production.
PONIES
We’ve written before about how apt Hungary is location-wise to host any Cold War spy story. So, it’s no surprise that this espionage-thriller TV series, set in Moscow of the 1970s, found a home filming here in Budapest. Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson star, playing two secretaries at the American embassy who become CIA operatives after their husbands are killed. Filming wrapped in the middle of summer. An official release date has not yet been announced.
DUNE: PART THREE
Hungary has attracted further A-list talent thanks to the filming of DUNE: Part Three since July 2025. There have been frequent sightings of stars such as Zendaya and Anya Taylor-Joy on the streets of Budapest shopping or having a meal. Meanwhile, Jason Momoa took advantage of his time in the city by staging a concert with his band Öof Tatata at popular downtown nightspot, Aquarium Klub. Timothee Chalamet was also spotted casually having coffee with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner in a café. The film is scheduled for release December 18th, 2026.
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BRIDES
It’s also been reported that the psychological horror feature BRIDES starring Olivia Cooke is also filming in Hungary through the summer. Written and directed by Chloe Okuno, the script apparently draws some of its inspiration from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Set in the 1960s, the story involves a woman recovering from a nervous breakdown in a remote part of Italy with her husband. Attracting the attention of the mysterious villa owner where they are staying, she introduces her feminist ways to his other vampire brides. No release date has been announced yet.
3 BODY PROBLEM
Netflix has recently confirmed that season two of the sci-fi series 3 BODY PROBLEM is currently filming in Hungary with season three also planned to shoot here. This follows the successful debut of the first season in 2024. Based on the novels by Cixin Liu, the plot follows an astrophysicist’s decision to contact an alien civilization in 1960s China which triggers an existential threat to Earth in the present day. Season two is expected to hit our screens sometime in 2026.
12/12/12
This cat and mouse heist drama, a co-production between Skydance Television and Anonymous Content, is reported to be currently filming in Budapest. The story runs across three intertwined timelines, incorporating the 12 months’ planning in the run-up to the heist, the 12 hours of the actual heist, and the 12 days that follow (hence the title of the series). Set against a backdrop of several European locations, the series is set to be released on Apple TV+ sometime in 2026.
BILLION DOLLAR SPY
More Cold War espionage–this one is a thriller starring Russell Crowe and has also been reportedly filming in Budapest across the summer months. Directed by BAFTA-winner Amma Asante, the feature is based on the 2015 non-fiction book of the same name by David E. Hoffman which chronicles the story of Adolf Tolkachev, one of the CIA’s most valuable Soviet assets of the era (Tolkachev passed thousands of pages of top-secret information to the U.S.). No confirmation as yet on a release date.
TURNCOAT
Also reportedly filming in Budapest since August 2025 is this psychological thriller directed by Christian Pichler and written by Renee L. Logan. Revolving around a psychotic mastermind who manipulates a group of interconnected strangers with deadly consequences, the film is slated for release in 2026.
What’s filming in Budapest next? We’ll be monitoring the news for reports on what’s coming to film in Hungary for the last quarter of 2025. Stay tuned!
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