The thriller series, ‘Who Is Erin Carter,’ focuses on a British expat teacher, Erin Carter (played by Evin Ahmad), who has a violent past. After shifting to Barcelona from the United Kingdom, she faces some gunmen in a grocery store and handles it like a professional.
The policemen wonder how can a school teacher answer the gunmen with such smooth moves. Her mysterious past gets exposed as the series progresses. Created by Jack Lothian, the series casts Denise Gough, Indica Watson, Sean Teale, Evin Ahmad, and more.
Entirely fictional, Who Is Erin Carter is not even based on any book. The series was released on Netflix on 24 August 2023 (Thursday) with seven episodes, released on the same day.
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Who Is Erin Carter Filming Locations
‘Who Is Erin Carter’ was expected to be filmed in March and August 2022 but was filmed in September and October last year due to production delays. Barcelona (Spain) and England are the primary filming locations for this seven-part series.
Folkestone, Kent
In the first episode, Erin Carter and Harper, Erin’s daughter, leave the country. They leave the ship and board a shipping trawler in that scene, which takes place five years before the main story. It was filmed at a coast town in Southwest England, Folkestone, Kent. An office building in Folkestone, Kent, was used to film the exterior of the police station.
Badalona Sports Hall
The Badalona Sports Hall measures 150m x 100 m and is on the outskirts of Barcelona. It is shown as the London police academy’s gymnasium in the series. The building was built in 1972 and can accommodate around twelve thousand spectators.
Barcelona, Spain
The series shows the La Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, Spain. The beach scenes were filmed in the coastal region neighboring La Barceloneta. Moreover, other filming locations from Barcelona include Casa Vidal i Quadras, the Venetian Towers, Torre Glòries, the Passeig de la Ribera, Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla church, the Arc de Triomf, and La Rambla.
According to Douglas Henshall, an actor in ‘Who Is Erin Carter,’ the crew faced extreme temperatures while filming in Barcelona, Spain. Wearing a suit in the interiors without air conditioning was a melting point for him as he had come from Shetland.
According to the executive producer, Rob Bullock, Barcelona was selected for its range of buildings. The chaotic car chase in the series took place thirty-five kilometers away from chaotic Barcelona.
An action sequence was filmed in Catalonia in a bull ring (La Monumental in Barcelona), which shut as they stopped the bullfights in 2011. Now, it is a museum and intact as it was while shutting down.
Hamelin-Laie International School
Hamelin-Laie International School is a boarding school in Montgat, south of Badalona. It comes under the Nord Anglia Education family. Erin teaches in that school there in the series.
Tossa de Mar
Daniel Lang lives in a modern house at Tossa de Mar, on the coastal Costa Brava. Designed by Joseph María, the 12,000-square-foot estate was built in 1970. It has an infinity pool, a private beach, an indoor movie theatre, and a beautiful Mediterranean Sea view.
Cotxeres Vidal i Quadras, Sitges
Emilio wanted to investigate lawyer Benecio Agustin and asked Erin to help him in the investigation. Erin and Emilio met at Cotxeres Vidal i Quadras, Sitges, in the second episode. The eighteenth-century building is based on the designs of ancient Rome and Greece.
Sitges, Barcelona
A fight scene and Erin’s and Harper’s residences were filmed in Sitges, southwest of Barcelona. Erin and Harper were filmed at a beach in the first episode. It is the Terramar Beach, South of the Carlsbad Power plant, near Houston.
Les Bilbenyes in Sant Vicenç de Montalt
Les Bilbenyes is a magnificent house with a pool, three winds, and a sea view in Sant Vicenç de Montalt. One must travel forty kilometers from the center of Barcelona to get the house for rent at 3,200 euros per month. Erin and Harper live in Carrer de la Niella, 7, in the vicinity of Les Bilbenyes, according to the series.
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