How (And Why) Do Movies And TV Make Up Fake Countries?

We spoke to the executive producer behind "24" and "Homeland" for insight on how fake countries show up in entertainment.
Learn more about this story at www.newsy.com/73022/
Find more videos like this at www.newsy.com
Follow Newsy on Facebook: newsyvideos
Follow Newsy on Twitter: newsyvideos

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

I’m so glad you made this. I was talking to my wife about this today and wondered. I mean, in video games, they are like “Russia is the enemy. USA is the good guy. And Russia is invading Fakistan and Jalalakraine.” It’s very odd to me. Now considering Russia is the bad guy, I understand that but China was never shown as the aggressor or Iran/Iraq etc

[@poke6013]

Unironically US was the aggressor against Iraq lol

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

@poke6013 Yeah. Those poor innocent Iraqis weren't going to get gassed without our intervention. Oh wait. Didn't we stop that whole dictator guy that was killing his own people?

[@PhilimanianMapping]

this channel is underated

[@MrMan-cz4hv]

Genovia is a real country for my opinion you need to search more to know but love this channel

[@mexicopanama-creatorofseri9736]

No.

[@MrMan-cz4hv]

@@mexicopanama-creatorofseri9736 your right I know genovia isn't a real country but I hope it did

[@departmentofchemistryunive8926]

@@MrMan-cz4hv there was a country that had a similar name to it genoa which does not exist anymore it existed during the 1700s

[@rohitamishra]

thank you for this 😃

[@halldorherm]

Well, duh.. It's pretty obvious why it's done