5 of the best TV shows filmed at Leavesden Studios

From House of the Dragon to Avenue 5, discover the best and biggest TV shows filmed at Warner Bros Leavesden Studios. <i>(Image: Getty Images)</i>
From House of the Dragon to Avenue 5, discover the best and biggest TV shows filmed at Warner Bros Leavesden Studios. (Image: Getty Images)
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Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden has been the base for many popular movies and TV shows since opening in 1994.

Brought in 2010 by Warner Bros, the studios are best known for helping create the Harry Potter movies as well as the likes of Barbie and The Batman.

But along with its long list of impressive movies, Leavesden Studios has also helped produce many popular TV shows.

Shows like House of Dragon, The Franchise and Avenue 5  have all been made at the Hertfordshire-based studios.

Here are just a few of the shows made at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden and how you can watch them.

5 of the best TV shows filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden 

House of the Dragon

The fantasy drama series, House of the Dragon is a prequel show to the worldwide hit Game of Thrones created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal.

The HBO show tells the story of the events that led up to the decline of House Targaryen.

House of the Dragon stars Milly Alcock, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Emma D'Arcy, Paddy Considine and Eve Best.

You can watch House of Dragon via a premium subscription to NOW.

You 

Netflix thriller series You, filmed series 4, which was set in London at Leavesden Studios. 

Starring Penn Badgley as the dark-minded Joe Goldberg, the series follows Joe as he discovers the line between love and obsession.

The series stars the likes of Victoria Pedretti, Jenna Ortega, Tati Gabrielle, Shay Mitchell and Charlotte Ritchie.

You is available to watch via Netflix.

Avenue 5

The sci-fi series Avenue 5 stars Hugh Laurie, Zach Woods, Josh Gad and Rebecca Front to name just a few.

The show was created by Armando Iannucci who previously worked on the worldwide hit Veep.

The show follows the crew of Avenue 5, a spaceship filled with rich tourists. When things go wrong, the ship is thrown off course, meaning it will take three years to return to Earth.

You can watch Avenue 5 via NOW.

Pennyworth

DC show Pennyworth tells the story of Alfred Pennyworth, an ex-British soldier who accepts a job from Thomas Wayne, the father of Bruce Wayne.

The spy meets crime show, had three series but was cancelled by HBO Max following a reboot of DC Studios seeing James Gunn and Peter Safran take leadership.

Pennyworth starred Jack Bannon, Emma Paetz, Ben Aldridge, Paloma Faith, Polly Walker, Jason Flemyng and Emma Corrin.

You can watch Pennyworth on ITVX.


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The Franchise

HBO Max show, The Franchise was created by Skyfall director Sam Mendes along with Armando Iannucci and Jon Brown.

The comedy series follows the crew working on a franchise superhero film sharing the secret chaos of movie making. 

The Franchise has a star-packed cast, including Richard E. Grant, Himesh Patel, Daniel Brühl, Lolly Adefope, Jessica Hynes, and Billy Magnussen.

You can watch The Franchise via NOW. 

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