A shopping mall that sells death to the highest bidder needs a world big enough to hide in, and that’s exactly what A Shop for Killers Season 2 builds. Where the first season stayed close to home, the follow-up sends Jin-man and Ji-an into a fight against Babylon, a global mercenary organization, and the production followed that ambition off the peninsula. Here’s what’s actually known about where Season 2 was shot.
A Shop for Killers Season 2 Filming Locations
Region 01
South Korea – The Series’ Home Base
Context in the Drama: South Korea remains the emotional and narrative center of the season, home to Murthehelp, Ji-an and Jin-man’s shopping mall, and the bulk of the Code Red network.
Location: Seoul capital area and surrounding urban and suburban districts, South Korea
Just as it did in Season 1, the production leaned on a mix of studio builds and real streets across Seoul’s greater metropolitan area to construct the world of Murthehelp. South Korea has long been a go-to setting for gritty underworld thrillers in this vein, the same kind of urban texture that powered films like The Man from Nowhere, Train to Busan, and The Outlaws. No specific street-level filming sites for Season 2 have been publicly confirmed by the production yet.
Region 02
Bangkok, Thailand – Babylon’s East Asia Front
Context in the Drama: Season 2 introduces Babylon’s East Asia mercenary division, and Jin-man is shown being captured by Babylon operatives while in Thailand. Bangkok gives the story the international scale it needed once the conflict expanded past Korea’s borders.
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok’s dense, high-contrast cityscape has powered international thrillers before, including The Bourne Legacy and Tomorrow Never Dies, and it plays a similar role here as the gritty backdrop for Babylon’s operations. Filming for the season ran from April through November 2025, though, as with the Korean segments, exact studios or street locations within Bangkok haven’t been officially disclosed.
Final Word
A Shop for Killers Season 2 doesn’t need a location list as long as a road trip itinerary to make its world feel bigger. Two countries were enough: Korea for the mall, the family, and everything Ji-an is trying to protect, and Bangkok for the danger closing in from outside it. If the production ever releases a full behind-the-scenes location breakdown, we’ll update this piece with the specifics. For now, this is what’s confirmed straight from the source.
Note: Unlike Western productions that often disclose exact filming addresses, Korean drama productions frequently keep specific set locations under wraps until well after a season airs. We’ll update this guide if official BTS content or cast interviews reveal more granular details.
