Iceland will serve as the backdrop for scenes in the second season of the Netflix original series Lost in Space. The Icelandic Environment Agency has approved a request from the US studio to shoot scenes at several locations in South Iceland, including the popular Skógafoss waterfall, Dyrhólaey peninsula on the Black Sand beaches west of the village Vík and Gullfoss waterfall, on the Golden Circle.
Update: The filming will take place on September 6 and 7
Significant impact on visitors
The filming of the scenes in Iceland will be handled by the Icelandic production company Pegasus, which applied for the permit to the Environment Agency. According to Pegasus and the Environment Agency the scenes at Skógafoss will have a significant impact on travelers wishing to visit the site during the shooting. The National Broadcasting Service reports that the film crews will take over Skógafoss for two whole days, and involve a hundred people. The Environment Agency approved the filming with stringent conditions.
The shooting at Skógafoss will require the construction of a 20 square meter (215 sq ft) platform in the river and a small tower on the riverbank for the film crew. The structures will not be permanent and will be taken apart and all signs completely removed after the filming is complete. The scenes at Skógafoss will use the waterfall as backdrop and take place inside the mist from the water.
Visitor access to the waterfall will be limited during the shooting. In its approval of the application the Environment Agency points out that thousands of people visit Skógafoss each day, and most will only visit the waterfall once in their lifetime. The film crew is instructed to keep this in mind and try to minimize the negative impact on visitors.
Black sand and cascading water
The film crews were also allowed to shoot scenes on the black sands west of Dyrhólaey peninsula. The crew was granted permission to drive vehicles off-road on the beach and dig five holes for smoke machines into the sand. The film crew was also granted permission to shoot scenes with an aerial drone at Gullfoss waterfall.
The filming at Gullfoss is not expected to have any significant effect on other visitors, and Dyrhólaey will remain open and accessible to visitors during the filming. The dates of the filming have not been made public.
Iceland will serve as the backdrop for scenes in the second season of the Netflix original series Lost in Space. The Icelandic Environment Agency has approved a request from the US studio to shoot scenes at several locations in South Iceland, including the popular Skógafoss waterfall, Dyrhólaey peninsula on the Black Sand beaches west of the village Vík and Gullfoss waterfall, on the Golden Circle.
Update: The filming will take place on September 6 and 7
Significant impact on visitors
The filming of the scenes in Iceland will be handled by the Icelandic production company Pegasus, which applied for the permit to the Environment Agency. According to Pegasus and the Environment Agency the scenes at Skógafoss will have a significant impact on travelers wishing to visit the site during the shooting. The National Broadcasting Service reports that the film crews will take over Skógafoss for two whole days, and involve a hundred people. The Environment Agency approved the filming with stringent conditions.
The shooting at Skógafoss will require the construction of a 20 square meter (215 sq ft) platform in the river and a small tower on the riverbank for the film crew. The structures will not be permanent and will be taken apart and all signs completely removed after the filming is complete. The scenes at Skógafoss will use the waterfall as backdrop and take place inside the mist from the water.
Visitor access to the waterfall will be limited during the shooting. In its approval of the application the Environment Agency points out that thousands of people visit Skógafoss each day, and most will only visit the waterfall once in their lifetime. The film crew is instructed to keep this in mind and try to minimize the negative impact on visitors.
Black sand and cascading water
The film crews were also allowed to shoot scenes on the black sands west of Dyrhólaey peninsula. The crew was granted permission to drive vehicles off-road on the beach and dig five holes for smoke machines into the sand. The film crew was also granted permission to shoot scenes with an aerial drone at Gullfoss waterfall.
The filming at Gullfoss is not expected to have any significant effect on other visitors, and Dyrhólaey will remain open and accessible to visitors during the filming. The dates of the filming have not been made public.
