The new normal for Georgia film and TV productions remains slow and steady.
The Georgia film office has 23 active TV shows or movies on its list as of Feb. 6, down from 25 in mid-January. That is on par with the amount of action in the state over the past 16 months. Compared to the 2015-2022 era, Georgia has seen volume slow significantly thanks to greater competition worldwide and a broad-based reduction in total business.
Most new productions in Georgia have been low to midbudget independent movies such as “21 Down,” a drama about a college football player with Down syndrome starring Ashley Judd, and Lifetime movie, “Who Killed My Mother?”
Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Higher budget films have largely gone overseas or to other states with comparable, if not more financially enticing, tax credits. The United Kingdom and Australia are also now considered cheaper to shoot in than the United States, in part because of lower costs for crew.
Georgia has also seen far fewer TV series than it used to with California’s expanded tax credit system last year incentivizing producers to keep production in the state where most of the creatives live.
There are five productions not yet listed on the film office site:
- “Hal,” a drama about the humanitarian nonprofit Convoy of Hope, is set to begin production Monday at Trilith Studios, according to IATSE 479, the local union representing most crew members. Lead actors include Alexander Ludwig (“Vikings”), Emma Roberts (“American Horror Story”) and Ernie Hudson (“Ghostbusters”).
- Paramount film “The Rescue,” a Western, is in production starting Monday with a home base in Alpharetta and featuring actors from the “Yellowstone” universe.
- Steve Harvey’s syndicated game show “Family Feud” returns to Trilith on Monday. Harvey has been host since 2010, shooting most seasons in metro Atlanta.
- Tyler Perry’s latest Netflix TV series, “Where There’s Smoke,” is scheduled to begin Feb. 16 at Tyler Perry Studios, according to IATSE 479. Netflix has not released any additional details.
- A film version of David Mamet’s play “Speed the Plow” begins production in Atlanta on Feb. 18 with Anthony Mackie (“Captain America: Brave New World”), Sharon Stone (“Casino”), Ben Mendelsohn (“Dark Knight Rises”) and Emily Alyn Lind (“We Were Liars”). Mamet will direct.
“That Time We Met,” a romantic comedy starring Pete Davidson and Ella Purnell, is set to begin shooting in late March and wrap in late May. And new seasons of Tyler Perry shows “Ruthless,” “Sistas” and “Zatima” are set to shoot in the coming weeks. (“Ruthless” and “Zatima” are available on streaming service BET+, while “Sistas” is on both BET and BET+.)
Credit: NATRICE MILLER
Credit: NATRICE MILLER
The Georgia film office provides an ever-changing list of active productions, but it is not necessarily complete because companies are not obligated to update the state office.
If a company requests that a production stay off the list or asks to use a pseudonym, the film office will oblige. Netflix has been quite public about its reboot of “A Different World,” which includes Atlanta resident Jasmine Guy, but the film office still lists it as “Untitled HBCU Project.”
The next Superman film is listed as “Exodus” by IATSE 479 but is not yet listed on the Georgia film office site, though it has been confirmed to shoot at Trilith starting in the spring.
What began filming between Jan. 14 and Feb. 6
- “Mother’s Helper,” low-budget erotic thriller movie
- “21 Down,” feature film starring Ashley Judd
- “Hal,” a drama starring Alexander Ludwig, Emma Roberts and Ernie Hudson
- “Catalina Christmas” rom-com film
- “Who Killed My Mother?” Lifetime movie
What wrapped filming between Jan. 14 and Feb. 6
- “Baton,” feature film about soccer starring Danny Ramirez
- “Cross Platform,” feature film (no detail)
- “Da Vinci,” historical feature film shot at Assembly Studios
- “ReDefining History,” Season 3, WABE
- “Road House 2,” feature film, which shot a handful of scenes in Savannah but shot mostly in the U.K. and Malta
- “Station Break” feature film (no details)
Credit: Georgia Film
Credit: Georgia Film
Past monthly updates
- June 14, 2019: 37
- July 2, 2019: 40
- July 22, 2019: 46
- Sept. 5, 2019: 42
- Oct. 9, 2019: 35
- Nov. 11, 2019: 36
- Dec. 5, 2019: 31
- Feb. 7, 2020: 34
- March 10, 2020: 39
- July 16, 2020: 14
- Aug. 3, 2020: 20
- Aug. 24, 2020: 29
- Sept. 29, 2020: 26
- Oct. 26, 2020: 27
- Nov. 10, 2020: 42
- Dec. 2, 2020: 38
- Jan. 18, 2021: 49
- Feb. 16, 2021: 52
- March 16, 2021: 57
- April 14, 2021: 57
- May 18, 2021: 44
- June 16, 2021: 45
- July 13, 2021: 45
- Aug. 15, 2021: 40
- Sept. 15, 2021: 45
- Oct. 14, 2021: 55
- Nov. 17, 2021: 58
- Dec. 8, 2021: 52
- Jan. 15, 2022: 50
- Feb. 14, 2022: 54
- March 17, 2022: 56
- April 15, 2022: 43
- May 15, 2022: 34
- June 15, 2022: 35
- July 15, 2022: 43
- Aug. 15, 2022: 45
- Sept. 15, 2022: 49
- Oct. 15, 2022: 41
- Nov. 15, 2022: 47
- Dec. 19, 2022: 27
- Jan. 18, 2023: 34
- Feb. 15, 2023: 36
- March 15, 2023: 31
- April 15, 2023: 36
- May 15, 2023: 32
- June 15, 2023: 22
- July 20, 2023: 20
- Aug. 21, 2023: 14
- Sept. 21, 2023: 13
- Oct. 24, 2023: 17
- Nov. 20, 2023: 22
- Dec. 18, 2023: 27
- Jan. 12, 2024: 28
- Feb. 6, 2024: 40
- March 11, 2024: 41
- April 12, 2024: 43
- May 29, 2024: 46
- July 3, 2024: 32
- Aug. 2, 2024: 30
- Sept. 3, 2024: 25
- Oct. 2, 2024: 29
- Nov. 5, 2024: 29
- Dec. 3, 2024: 24
- Jan. 12, 2025: 16
- Feb. 17, 2025: 20
- March 12, 2025: 25
- April 16, 2025: 24
- May 17, 2025: 26
- June 16, 2025: 25
- July 16, 2025: 22
- Aug. 15, 2025: 24
- Sept. 16, 2025: 20
- Oct. 30, 2025: 24
- Dec. 9, 2025: 29
- Jan. 15, 2026: 25
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