where was the abyss filmed
The Abyss âs underwater scenes were filmed in an uncompleted nuclear power station. The Duke Power Companyâs Cherokee Power Station never went on line and was subsequently abandoned only to be snapped up by movie entrepreneur Earl Owensby â owner of the Owensby Studios in North Carolina.e rented the facility out to The Abyss âs production company, who built the filmâs âDeepcoreâ sets inside the two gigantic concrete tanks. When filled, they became, at 7.5 million gallons and 2.6 million gallons, two of the largest freshwater containers in the world.