Development Transatlantic was the first project announced in September 2021 under the creative partnership of
Netflix and
Anna Winger's Berlin-based production company Studio Airlift. The seven-part series is created by Winger and Daniel Hendler, and produced by Winger and Camille McCurry. Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond and Mia Meyer led the directing team. In a March 2023 interview with
Deadline Hollywood ahead of
Transatlantic's Séries Mania screening, Winger said she took inspiration from the film
Casablanca (1942).
Casting Casting was reportedly under way as of January 2022. The cast were announced in March 2022, with
Gillian Jacobs,
Grégory Montel,
Cory Michael Smith, and
Corey Stoll set to star alongside
Lucas Englander,
Ralph Amoussou,
Deleila Piasko, and
Amit Rahav.
Moritz Bleibtreu,
Alexander Fehling,
Jonas Nay,
Lolita Chammah,
Luke Thompson,
Jodhi May, Rafaela Nicolay and
Henriette Confurius round out the cast.
Filming Principal photography began on location in
Marseille, France in February 2022. Although the real Hôtel Splendide in Marseille is now used as administrative offices, producers were able to modify the environment and film on location at No. 31
Boulevard d'Athènes. The scenes depicting Villa Air-Bel were filmed at Château Mont Vallon outside the town of
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