Known as "the largest anti-corruption drama in history", "In the Name of the People" has attracted much attention since its broadcast. In addition to the content of the plot itself causing discussion, the filming locations of the drama have also attracted attention. Lively discussion among netizens. The director once said personally that 95% of the scenes in the play were shot in Nanjing, and the large and small scenes in the play are actually the scenery of Nanjing city.

The Handong Provincial People’s Procuratorate and the Procuratorate’s Anti-Corruption Bureau committee building were filmed in the auditorium of the Sipailou Campus of Southeast University.

The gate of the People’s Procuratorate of Handong Province was shot at the gate of Nanjing Institute of Physical Education.

At the beginning of the TV series, Prosecutor Ji took Chen Hai to report the situation to the province. The filming location was the Jinao Building in Nanjing.

In the play, the Ministry of State-owned Resources Security, the unit where Hou Liangping worked when he worked in Beijing, was actually filmed in Nanjing, at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics on the Ming Palace Campus.

The Lincheng Development Zone developed by Secretary Li Dakang was filmed in Nanjing Youth Olympic Binjiang Park. There are also scenes of Sha Ruijin and Li Dakang riding bicycles here in the play.

The sanatorium where old prosecutor Chen Shishi is located is set in the Nanjing Zhongshan Botanical Garden. When watching the drama, you can notice that the surrounding environment is lush with greenery.

Jingzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, shot at Nanjing International Expo Center.

There are also some provincial and municipal party committee government buildings, most of which were shot in hotel buildings. For example, the Handong Provincial Party Committee building is actually the Dongjiao State Guesthouse, the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee uses the Jinling Riverside Hotel, and the residences of Sha Ruijin and Gao Yuliang are also taken from the Jinling Riverside Hotel villa.

Nanjing, as the ancient capital of six dynasties, has both profound historical and cultural heritage and a modern lifestyle. It is a relatively rare city in China that has both classical and modern cultures. "In the Name of the People" is based on Nanjing. As the main shooting point, it is very consistent with the setting of the story background in the play.