Netflix Albuquerque Studios is a

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located in the

Mesa del Sol Mesa del Sol (Spanish for "table of the sun") is an uncompleted mixed-use master planned community in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mesa del Sol, a 12,900-acre mixed-use community, is located on Albuquerque's South Mesa. By combining job creation with ...

development of

Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

. The premises include eight

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, production offices, and a backlot. The studios served as headquarters for the ''

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'' television show crew, as well as for a number of

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films. The coordinates at which ''Breaking Bad'' character

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buries his money in the season 5 episode " Buried"——actually points to Albuquerque Studios. In October 2018, it was announced that

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was in negotiations to buy the studio and make it the primary production facility for

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.Chmielewski, Dawn C
"ABQ Studios, a facility with eight sound stages, production offices and a back lot in Albuquerque’s Mesa Del Sol,"
''Deadline'' (October 8, 2018). The company acquired the facility with a $30 million capital investment. It was originally built in 2007 with a budget of around $91 million. In November 2020, Netflix announced that the facility will be expanded by with $1 billion dollars committed towards spending for production. Construction for the expansion commenced in May 2022 and is expected to be completed by 2024. Notable productions at the studios have included: * ''

'' (2008–2013) * ''

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'' (2010) * '' The Avengers'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015–2022) * '' Independence Day: Resurgence'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' Logan'' (2017) * '' El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' (2019) * ''

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(2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albuquerque Studios 2007 establishments in New Mexico Buildings and structures in Albuquerque, New Mexico American film studios Netflix