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Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston filming locations in Malta

National Geographic's Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston (2026) shot about two-thirds of its drama scenes in Malta, with Villa Bologna and Fort Ricasoli as ancient Pompeii.

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Where was Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston filmed in Malta?

A three-part docudrama presented by Tom Hiddleston. It premiered on National Geographic in July 2026 and streams on Disney+, and was called Surviving Pompeii when it was announced during filming. In August 2025 the Malta Film Commission said around 65% of the production was being shot in Malta, and named Villa Bologna, Fort Ricasoli and Majjistral Park among the locations.

Attard

Villa Bologna

Villa Bologna, an 18th-century country house in Attard, played Hotel Cornelisse in Netflix's Enola Holmes 3 (2026) and ancient Pompeii in National Geographic's Pompeii: Out of Time.

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Fort Ricasoli

Kalkara

Fort Ricasoli

Fort Ricasoli in Kalkara is Malta's busiest film fort: Rome in Gladiator and Gladiator II, Troy, Toulon in Napoleon and a King's Landing gate in Game of Thrones season 1.

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  1. Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom HiddlestonDrama reconstructions of life in ancient Pompeii. Played Ancient PompeiiVilla Bologna →
  2. Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom HiddlestonDrama reconstructions of life in ancient Pompeii. Played Ancient PompeiiFort Ricasoli →

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