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Film and TV is back in action in Georgia, where the state's film commission says 14 projects are currently prepping for or are in production. Those are the ones it can name. Deadline has identified others, with most in early prep that’s ramped up sharply this week, a sign of progress for the industry and the Hollywood…

WarnerMedia plans to sell the historic CNN Center in downtown Atlanta — the building attacked last month during a wave of protests — as parent AT&T looks to shed assets to help pare down its massive debt. Plans to unload the property following the AT&T-Time Warner merger had been put on hold but resurfaced Monday in…

UPDATED with more networks: Several broadcast and cable networks are commemorating Juneteenth on Friday by offering special programming to celebrate the holiday, which traditionally marks the end of slavery in the U.S. The holiday is also being recognized by a growing number of media and entertainment companies who…

Editors' Note: Deadline's Reopening Hollywood series focuses on the complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our goal is to examine numerous sides of the business and provide a forum for leaders in Hollywood who have a vision for how production could…

Tyler Perry has offered to pay for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks, the black man killed by a white police officer in Atlanta over the weekend. “We want to thank and acknowledge Tyler Perry, who we spoke with, who will be taking care of the funeral for the family,” attorney L. Chris Stewart, who represents Brooks…

Tyler Perry is the latest Atlanta area celebrity to weigh in on the street protests taking place over the death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who died in police custody. In social media posts this morning, actor/producer/director Perry asked for calm. He began on Twitter: “I'm not in Atlanta, but if I were I…

UPDATED 6:15 PM After being driven away earlier by police, demonstrators regrouped in front of CNN’s Atlanta headquarters, throwing objects — including a very large firecracker — at police, as well as breaking the building’s front windows. Police formed a phalanx inside the building, just feet away from demonstrators…

Four more high-profile additions to the ever growing list of series that have had filming suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic, just declared a national emergency. For a list of TV shows that have been halted across broadcast, cable and streaming, click here. The long-awaited third season of Donald Glover’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Television Stations, which is already seeing record levels of political advertising, is expanding its roster of 2020 election programming with a new Friday evening weekly show in Atlanta. The Road to November, a new half-hour show, will air Fridays at 7 p.m. ET starting February 14 as part of the…

At last summer’s TCA, FX handed an early fourth-season renewal to acclaimed comedy series Atlanta. At the time the network unveiled that production of season 3 — delayed due to the busy schedule of Atlanta creator and star Donald Glover and the cast — and Season 4, eight episodes each, was scheduled to begin in spring…

Areu Bros, a multi-faceted film, TV and tech entity formed in 2018 after the purchase of the former Tyler Perry Studios campus in Atlanta, has launched a Qualified Opportunity Zones initiative. Opportunity Zones, a federal effort begun by President Obama and continued under President Trump, are billed as creating a…

The SAG-AFTRA local in Atlanta is offering its members an election do-over: If they've already cast their ballots for board candidates, they can vote again for different candidates. The unusual move comes after the local's ruling faction, Union Strong Atlanta (USA), received an unfair and potentially illegal advantage…