In the past week, Prague’s city center has become a film set once again.

After filming near the National Theatre and Rytířská Street, crews for a new Netflix series, The Age of Innocence, have now taken over Politických vězňů Street — temporarily turning it into New York’s Fifth Avenue circa 1870.

On the cobblestoned sidewalks between Jindřišská and Opletalová Streets, workers installed green gas lanterns typical of old New York. Around ten of them now line the stretch from the Communist Party headquarters (KSČM) to the corner of Olivová Street.

The series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (1862–1937), a celebrated American author known for exploring the tension between personal desires and social conventions. The story portrays a romance that falters under the weight of societal expectations in upper-class New York.

Netflix has ordered eight episodes, several of which are being filmed in the Czech Republic. The last major adaptation of Wharton’s novel was Martin Scorsese’s 1993 film, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder. An earlier version appeared in 1934.

International Cast in Prague

The Netflix adaptation stars Ben Radcliffe, a British actor known from the 2014 romantic comedy Furious Salsa, alongside Kristine Froseth, an American-Norwegian actress featured in last year’s sci-fi thriller Desert Road.

The cast also includes Camila Morrone, an American model and actress recognized for her role in the 2024 crime drama Marmalade, who will portray the charming and mysterious countess.

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