Atlanta (TV series)

Atlanta
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Donald Glover
Starring	Donald Glover
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Donald Glover
Camera setup	single camera
Production company(s)	FXP
Release
Original network	FX

Atlanta is an upcoming American single-camera comedy series created by Donald Glover who is also starring. The series is about two cousins in the Atlanta rap scene. FX ordered the pilot to a 10-episode season in October 2015.^[1] The show is expected to air in 2016.^[1]

Cast and characters

Donald Glover as Earnest "Earn" Marks
Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred Miles
LaKeith Lee Stanfield as Darius
Zazie Beetz as Van

Production

The pilot is created and written by Donald Glover and was ordered by FX Networks in December 2014.^[2] It is directed by Hiro Murai and shot in Atlanta.^[3] It got picked up to series with a 10-episode order in October 2015.^[1] Glover, who grew up in Atlanta and also works as a musician stated that "the city influenced the tone of the show".^[4]

References

1 2 3 FX press release (October 15, 2015). ""Atlanta" Ordered to Series on FX - Comedy Created by and Starring Donald Glover Picked Up for 10-Episode First Season". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
↑ FX press release (December 12, 2014). "FX Networks Orders Comedy Series Pilot "Atlanta" from Award-Winning Actor and Writer Donald Glover". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
↑ FX press release (July 2, 2015). "Donald Glover Pilot "Atlanta" Casts Its Leads as Production Gets Underway". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
↑ N'Duka, Amanda (January 16, 2016). "Donald Glover On ‘Atlanta’: “I Just Think That It’s The Most American Place” — TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

External links

Atlanta at the Internet Movie Database

FX programming

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2010s debuts	Anger Management (2012–14) The Bastard Executioner (2015) Brand X with Russell Brand (2012–13) The Bridge (2013–14) Chozen (2014) The Comedians (2015) Justified (2010–15) Legit (2013–14) Lights Out (2011) Married (2014–15) Partners (2014) Saint George (2014) Terriers (2010) Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (2012–13) UFC on FX (2012–13) Unsupervised (2012) Wilfred (2011–14)

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Upcoming	Atlanta (2016) Better Things (TBA)

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