I’ve been wondering how it could be one of the most expensive series in history when production-wise is not all that. Apparently it was largely to do with overruns and unexpected issues
A grueling yearlong shoot, competing cuts of the pilot and a showrunner exit are making the show one of the most expensive of all time.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
I could easily tell that the scenes filmed in Valencia, as an example, were not filmed on location. Compare the whole thing with the superlatively produced Game of Thrones. Clearly Amazon is the Pablo Escobar of Hollywood; they have such an insane amount of money they’ve lost all sense of proportion.