Where Is The Safehouse In John Wick Located?

If you’re into movie pilgrimages like I am, the 'John Wick' franchise is a dream because it’s basically a globe-trotting action diary with New York as its beating heart. The first film, 'John Wick' (2014), was shot largely in and around New York City — Manhattan and Brooklyn get most of the love. A lot of the close-combat choreography, those iconic alleyway shoots, and the Continental exterior vibes were captured on location in NYC, with some nearby New Jersey spots and studio days filling in interiors and more controlled action set-ups. The whole gritty, neon-lit café-to-nightclub feel was built from actual city blocks plus carefully staged soundstage work to make the fights feel visceral and lived-in. Moving on to 'John Wick: Chapter 2' (2017), the scale expands — the crew didn’t just stay local. About half of the film’s production was still anchored in New York, but several crucial sequences were shot in Rome, Italy. The Rome segments give the film that operatic, historic contrast to the urban brutality of New York; you can feel the old-world architecture playing off the modern assassin mythos. Beyond those two main centers, there was also studio work and location shooting in nearby regions to stitch everything together — production often uses local soundstages and smaller locales to double for interiors and connective scenes, which is why the film’s geography can feel both distinctive and seamless. By the time 'John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum' (2019) rolls around, the map spreads even wider. New York remains a primary base for production — it’s the franchise’s visual spine — but the production added international flavors. Some sequences required desert or more exotic backdrops and were shot overseas and on location outside the city, with studio setups filling the rest. The third film keeps bouncing between tightly choreographed urban combat (mostly NYC) and more expansive, cinematic set pieces shot in other countries or on purpose-built stages. That blend of location authenticity and controlled stage work is why the fights look so real yet cinematographically dramatic. Finally, 'John Wick: Chapter 4' (2023) embraces a genuinely international shoot list. The production filmed across multiple countries — New York still features prominently, but there are big chunks shot in European cities like Paris and Germany (you can spot continental architecture and moody streets), and in East Asia (notably scenes in Japan) for that stylistic samurai-meets-gunplay aesthetic. Studio work and local crews helped create the seamless transitions between continents. Across the series, the constant is New York; the variable is the globe-trotting flavor each sequel adds to expand the mythos and visual palette, so fans get both local grit and international grandeur in one franchise. I love tracing those locations on a map and imagining which cafe or stairwell doubled for a fight — it makes rewatching the films into a scavenger hunt.