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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…

FX has handed an early fourth-season renewal to its Emmy and Golden Globe-winning hit comedy series Atlanta. The news was announced today as part of FX’s presentation at the TCA summer press tour. Production of season 3 (previously announced) and four, eight episodes each, is scheduled to begin next spring. "What more…

Slutty Teenage Bounty Hunters,Netflix's new comedy series from Kathleen Jordan, Jenji Kohan and Tara Herrmann, will film in Atlanta, Georgia. The shoot is tentatively slated for July-October. The news comes a month after Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos became the first top Hollywood executive to take a…

Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish is the latest celebrity to take a stand against Georgia’s new restrictive abortion policy which known as the “heartbeat” bill.  Haddish canceled an upcoming stand-up show a the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in response to the law. The Fox Theatre said that they will be offering…

Philanthropist Robert F. Smith delivered a life-changing commencement speech Sunday at Morehouse College in Atlanta. The billionaire businessman, who received an honorary degree from the historically black school, surprised the nearly 400 graduating seniors by announcing his family would provide a grant to pay off stud…

While the writers are back breaking story for the third season of Atlanta, don’t expect it to air this year in time for Emmys. “We have so many programs that don’t cycle back on an annual basis,” said FX boss John Landgraf citing series such as Fargo and Taboo, “You have to make a decision about quality over quantity…

Rapper and actor, Bow Wow, was arrested early Saturday morning in Atlanta following an altercation with a woman. "Both parties did sustain visible minor injuries," police said in a statement.

Lakeith Stanfield is headed home. That is, if he can remember where he lives. "I forgot my street," he chuckles to the driver. He snaps his fingers once, twice, three times, and like magic, summons his address to mind. To be fair, he hasn't been living there long. Since his career started to click, the 27-year-old…

Brian Tyree Henry, nominated for Emmys this year for FX’s Atlanta and NBC’s This Is Us as well as a Tony for Lobby Hero, has closed a deal to join Legendary and Warner Bros’ Godzilla vs Kong. He joins Millie Bobby Brown, Danai Gurira and Julian Dennison to help lead the ensemble cast. Adam Wingard directs the fourth…

The standout episode of Atlanta‘s second season—generating considerable discussion across the web—”Teddy Perkins” wouldn’t have been the peculiar, chilling episode it turned out to be without the acquisition of a very specific practical location. A haunted house tale featuring a bizarro Donald Glover, obscured by…

Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on contenders in the key categories for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the category of Outstanding Comedy Series. The largest group of nominees in any program category this year proves that there's likely some fluidity…