Hollywood stars Nick Braun and Alexander Skarsgard came to Wales earlier this year to film a new series of cult, spoof documentary show, Documentary Now! The pair, who both star in HBO smash hit, Succession, appear in the first two episodes of the latest series, the fourth instalment but makers are calling it season 53, and the show has some huge comedy brains behind it including Barry's Bill Hader, Anchorman and Portlandia's Fred Armisen and former Saturday Night Live writers and stars, Seth Myers and John Mulany. The series is also directed by Cowbridge-born Rhys Thomas.
The first two episodes of this new series, Soldier of Illusion, a two-parter, was shot in, as Skarsgard explains it 'the largest slate mine in the world,' meaning that they were up near slate country in Snowdonia, a famous part of Wales which last year became an Unesco World Heritage site. Director, Thomas, posted back in March on Instagram from Cwmorthin Quarry near Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Both stars spoke about their time in Wales during an Entertainment Weekly interview, when Big Little Lies baddie, Skarsgard, spoke about the intense experience and getting lost in the terrifying tunnels.
