Where Was Moon Knight Filmed? All Locations Explained

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Moon Knight.

Marvel's Moon Knight was filmed at a number of real-life locations spanning multiple continents in order to achieve the right look for the series. Moon Knight follows Oscar Isaac's Marc Spector as he becomes the titular vigilante after being imbued with powers by the Egyptian god Khonshu. However, Moon Knight's Spector has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), and Moon Knight primarily begins with a focus on Steven Grant, one of Spector's alternate personalities (or "alters") who works as an employee in a British museum gift shop.

With its main character having a British identity as well as a mercenary past and an obsession with Egyptian history, it's only logical that Moon Knight's story would span the globe. In fact, as Moon Knight's powers are bestowed upon him by the god Khonshu, much of its story revolves around Egyptian mythology. Combined with the contrasting natures of some of Spector's alters, Moon Knight is a show that sees a considerable amount of travel.

While Oscar Isaac's Moon Knight British accent might be bad, Steven Grant lives and works in London. As such, there are several key London locations in Moon Knight, although these are actually approximated using stand-in locations in Budapest, with much of the series being shot in Hungary. In addition, Moon Knight also shot on location in Jordan and on sets in both the UK and the US.

Museum Of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary

Steven Grant going to work in Moon Knight

Steven Grant works in the gift shop at a London museum, and while it isn't explicitly stated, it appears to be either the British Museum or London's National Gallery. However, the actual location used was the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, which bears a striking resemblance to both the National Gallery and the British Museum.

Madách Square, Budapest, Hungary

Another stand-in for London in Budapest, Moon Knight's Steven Grant can also be seen in Madách Square. The square is used for exterior shots in the series but has also been used in a number of other films and TV shows. Madách Square can also be seen in A Good Day To Die Hard, in which it was used as a stand-in for Moscow.

Szentendre, Hungary

Ethan Hawke as Arthur Harrow in Moon Knight

Another location used in Moon Knight is the town of Szentendre in Hungary. Szentendre is used as the small town in which Grant first encounters Ethan Hawke's Arthur Harrow. Szentendre is a riverside town in Hungary's Pest County.

Wadi Rum, Jordan

Fittingly, Wadi Rum is also known as the Valley of the Moon. Marvel's Egyptian gods feature heavily in Moon Knight's story, and this desert location in Jordan is linked to the power of Khonshu. Many other notable films have been shot in the area, including Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the live-action remake of Aladdin, Lawrence of Arabia, and Dune.

Moon Knight Filming Locations Get London Wrong

Moon Knight - Oscar Isaac and the museum

While Moon Knight does a good job of approximating London, it ultimately bungles the city's geography. It's implied that Steven works at the British Museum but is seen leaving via Trafalgar Square, indicating that it could instead be the National Gallery (which doesn't really fit with his job). Equally, for both locations, his commute by bus makes little sense. Additionally, it's not the first time the MCU's London geography was all wrong, as Thor: The Dark World had problems with it, too. However, although its London might be a little off, Moon Knight's globe-trotting journey promises to be much bigger than any one of its many locations.

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Moon Knight releases new episodes every Wednesday on Disney+.