🎬 1. Netflix (USA)
Website: https://www.netflix.com
Netflix has become one of the most active international producers in Serbia, using the country for both original films and series through European service production teams. Serbia is frequently chosen for its 25–30% rebate system and experienced English-speaking crews, as well as versatile urban locations like Belgrade.
Netflix productions in the region often include action films, crime series, and international co-productions filmed partly in Serbia and neighboring Balkan countries.
🎬 2. Amazon MGM Studios
Website: https://studios.amazon.com
Amazon MGM Studios has expanded aggressively into Europe, using Serbia as a cost-efficient filming hub for international projects. The studio relies on regional production partners for logistics, casting, and location shooting, especially for action and thriller genres.
Serbia is attractive due to strong infrastructure and ability to double for multiple European cities.
🎬 3. Paramount Pictures
Website: https://www.paramount.com
Paramount has used Serbia indirectly through international service productions, particularly for action and espionage content. While not always credited publicly, Paramount projects have utilized Serbian crews and facilities for second-unit and location work.
🎬 4. Warner Bros. Discovery (US division)
Website: https://www.warnerbros.com
Warner Bros. Discovery has participated in multiple European shoots that included Serbia through service production partnerships. The company benefits from Serbia’s rebate system when filming large-scale action sequences or supporting international TV productions.
🎬 5. Universal Pictures
Website: https://www.universalpictures.com
Universal has engaged in European co-productions and service shoots where Serbia has been used as a secondary filming location. The country is often chosen for action set pieces and urban doubling.
🎬 6. Lionsgate
Website: https://www.lionsgate.com
Lionsgate is one of the most visible US studios using Serbia in recent years. Its TV division has produced projects in the region, including internationally distributed series partially shot in Serbia due to strong production infrastructure and cost efficiency.
🎬 7. Legendary Entertainment
Website: https://www.legendary.com
Legendary Entertainment has produced major genre films that use global locations, including Eastern Europe. Serbia is often used for cost-effective European settings and large-scale production support.
🎬 8. Skydance Media
Website: https://www.skydance.com
Skydance is a US production company focused on high-end action and sci-fi films. While not always directly credited in Serbia, Skydance projects often use European service hubs that include Serbian crew participation for stunt and action sequences.
🎬 9. 20th Century Studios (Disney)
Website: https://www.20thcenturystudios.com
Now part of Disney, 20th Century Studios has used European production networks where Serbia is included as a filming or service location for international shoots and logistics-heavy productions.
🎬 10. Disney+ Originals (US division)
Website: https://www.disneyplus.com
Disney+ has increased international production across Europe. Serbia is used via service production partners for select European shoots, especially in historical or adventure content requiring versatile landscapes.
🎬 11. HBO (US origin / Warner Bros. Discovery)
Website: https://www.hbo.com
HBO has used Serbia indirectly through European co-productions and service production companies. One of the most notable regional successes is Besa, a crime drama with international distribution, partially supported through HBO Europe networks.
🎬 12. HBO Max / Max Originals
Website: https://www.max.com
Max productions frequently operate across Europe using Serbia as a filming hub for crime dramas and international series due to incentives and strong Balkan production infrastructure.
🎬 13. Apple TV+ (Apple Studios)
Website: https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/
Apple Studios produces high-budget global series. While Serbia is used indirectly, Apple’s European production network has included Balkan service hubs for location doubling and production logistics.
🎬 14. Sony Pictures Television
Website: https://www.sonypictures.com/tv
Sony Television is active in international co-productions and has participated in European series that used Serbia for filming or service production, especially crime and thriller formats.
🎬 15. Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Website: https://www.sonypictures.com
Columbia Pictures has used European production services that include Serbia, particularly for action films requiring cost-efficient location shooting and stunt work.
🎬 16. Screen Gems (Sony)
Website: https://www.sonypictures.com
Screen Gems, known for genre films (action/horror/thriller), has used European service production networks where Serbia is frequently involved due to its strong studio facilities and lower costs.
🎬 17. Netflix International Originals (EU/US hybrid production unit)
Website: https://www.netflix.com
This division specifically oversees European productions. Serbia is a recurring filming hub for Netflix originals requiring Balkan settings or “generic European city” doubling.
🎬 18. Blumhouse Productions
Website: https://www.blumhouse.com
Blumhouse, a major US horror producer, occasionally uses European service production routes. Serbia is attractive for low-budget horror and thriller shoots due to cost efficiency and strong local crews.
🎬 19. STX Entertainment
Website: https://www.stxentertainment.com
STX has produced international films that rely on European locations. Serbia has been used through service production for action and crime films with international casts.
🎬 20. Village Roadshow Pictures (US-Australia hybrid)
Website: https://www.villageroadshow.com
Village Roadshow co-produces global films with Hollywood studios. Serbia has been used in its European production pipeline for location shooting and production services.