The pioneering FX comedy helmed by Donald Glover is coming to an end—but its cultural impact will live on. https://media.wired.com/photos/6325541b977791160bfcd2a6/master/pass/What-Atlanta-Gave-Me-Culture.jpg
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Zazie Beetz Talks Up Invincible Role, Prepping for European Atlanta Season 3
RELATED STORIES Amazon Prime’s Invincible isn’t like other animated superhero shows. Sure, there’s an underdog hero — this one is named Mark aka Invincible (voiced by The Walking Dead‘s Steven Yeun) — but he’s unique. Half Korean American and half superhero, Mark is a teenager who inherits his powers from his dad Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons), […]
Chris Messina, Ari Graynor to Star in FX Comedy Pilot From Atlanta EP
RELATED STORIES Chris Messina is going back to comedy… and we just hope this one has him dancing to Aaliyah, too. The Mindy Project veteran is set to star opposite Ari Graynor (I’m Dying Up Here) in an untitled comedy pilot for FX, according to our sister site Deadline. Messina and Graynor will play the […]
Iranians indicted in Atlanta city government ransomware attack
Enlarge / The message posted to social media by the city of Atlanta in the wake of an apparent ransomware attack. (credit: City of Atlanta) The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Northern Georgia announced today that a federal grand jury had returned indictments against two Iranian nationals charged with executing the March 2018 […]
Donald Glover and his white alter-ego from ‘Atlanta’ are both at the Emmys — and people don’t know what to think
Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, NBC Fans spotted Teddy Perkins at the 2018 Emmys Monday night. Donald Glover played the reclusive, white character on FX’s “Atlanta.” Some were convinced Glover attended the show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles in white face. However, Glover was later seen in the audience in a pinstripe suit. It left fans […]
Emmy Endorsement: In Praise of “Barbershop,” the Other Genius ‘Atlanta’ Episode
The shaggy-dog tale is so stylistically at odds with fellow nominee “Teddy Perkins” that it proves just how elastic this show can be. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b9301f342c6e65efe967cbe/master/pass/Barbershop.jpg
NFL team Atlanta Falcons unveil incredible new retractable roof at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (VIDEO)
There’s a new candidate for the title of the most most technologically advanced stadium in the NFL, as the Atlanta Falcons unveiled a stunning new retractable roof which can open fully in just over eight minutes. The Falcons’ Mercedes-Benz stadium now joins the likes of the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, with its basketball court-sized high […]
Storm floods Atlanta freeway, strands motorists (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A severe thunderstorm moving through northern Georgia has caused flash flooding on major roads in Atlanta, stranding motorists during the evening rush hour. Thunderstorm warnings on Friday afternoon predicted 60 mph (96 kph) winds and 1-inch (2.5 cm) hail. The heavy storm dumped over 2 inches (5 cm) of rain on the city in less […]
TCA Awards: Killing Eve, Americans, Atlanta, Good Place Lead Nominations
Killing Eve is already killing it on the awards circuit: The nominations for the Television Critics Association’s 34th annual TCA Awards are out, and BBC America’s freshman crime drama leads all contenders with five nods, including a pair of acting nominations for stars Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer. RELATED
Atlanta Renewed for Season 3 at FX
Earn and Paper Boi’s tour is adding a few more stops: FX has renewed the Donald Glover comedy Atlanta for a third season, debuting in 2019, TVLine has learned. RELATEDCable/Streaming Scorecard: What’s Renewed? What’s Cancelled? “Atlanta is phenomenal, achieving and exceeding what few television series have done,” FX original programming president Nick Grad said in a […]
