Here Are The Best Netflix Movies Filmed In Atlanta

Atlanta’s film-friendly infrastructure, diverse locations, and competitive tax incentives make it a hub for productions, especiallly Netflix, which seems to love Georgia’s largest city.

Along with Amazon Prime, Netflix productions are one of the top movies and TV series being filmed in Georgia’s largest city.

Let’s go over some of the best Netflix movies that have been filmed in Atlanta.

What Netflix Movies Are Filmed in Atlanta?

If you’re wondering which Netflix films, shows and docuseries are filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, here is a list:

They Cloned Tyrone

They Cloned Tyrone is a science fiction movie about a trio of friends who uncover a mysterious government conspiracy to clone black people.

Release Date: July 21, 2023Logline: A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio (Boyega, Foxx and Parris) onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.

The film was directed by Juel Taylor of Creed 2 fame. Foxx also executive produced the movie along with Datari Turner.

Watch They Cloned Tyrone on Netflix.

The Piano Lesson

The Piano Lesson, which stars Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington, is a Netflix film that portrays post-Depression era Pittsburgh and a family that happens to hold onto their most cherished heirloom, the family piano, which is adorned with decorations from a slave.

Watch The Piano Lesson on Netflix.

A Man In Full

A new series — Man in Full — began filming in Atlanta on August 8, 2022. The show, commissioned by Netflix, is a six-episode limited series. Netflix has yet to announce when the release date for the series will be.

The project was casting for roles.

Stranger Things

The “Stranger Things” franchise has been a hit for three seasons now on Netflix. The weird fantasy-sci fi drama focuses on strange happenings in a small town.

The series has filmed in various places around metro Atlanta, including Gwinnett Place Mall for some spooky scenes.

Watch Stranger Things on Netflix

Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai is a sequel to the 1980s blockbuster The Karate Kid which centers around rival dojos and their students proving who’s the best. The Netflix movie was filmed around Atlanta in several sites.

Watch Cobra Kai On Netflix.

Fall From Grace

Fall From Grace was a Tyler Perry film distributed by Netflix in 2020.  The movie was reportedly filmed in about a week’s time at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.

Watch Fall From Grace on Netflix.

Sticks & Stones

Dave Chappelle was in rare form during Sticks & Stones, his 2019 Netflix special. The show was recorded at The Tabernacle in downtown Atlanta.

Watch Sticks & Stones on Netflix.

Raising Dion

This fantastical series debuted in the fall of 2019 on Netflix. The project centers on a little boy with special powers and a mother trying to process it all. Actor Michael B. Jordan played a major role in getting the project made and also stars.

Watch Raising Dion on Netflix

Red Notice

Red Notice is a project from director Rawson Marshall Thurber about an Interpol agent who hunts down a renown art thief. Red Notice stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot and Melissa Kennemore.

After beginning filming in Atlanta in January 2020, production went to several other locations, including Paris and Italy.

Watch Red Notice on Netflix.

Thunder Force

Netflix commissioned Thunder Force, a superhero comedy, in 2019. The film was helmed by Ben Falcone and starred Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer.

Principal photography for Thunder Force began in the fall of 2019 and wrapped a couple of weeks before Christmas of that year.

Watch Thunder Force on Netflix.

Ozark

The Netflix series “Ozark” stars Jason Bateman as Marty Byrde, a financial planner who relocates his family from Chicago to the Ozarks. Laura Linney plays his wife Wendy. Sofia Hublitz and Skylar Gaertner play the couple’s kids.

Watch Ozark on Netflix

Insatiable

“Insatiable” is a movie about a teenage girl who loses weight and immediately becomes popular at school. All at the direction of a disgraced civil lawyer-turned-beauty pageant coach.

Watch Insatiable on Netflix

Battlbox

Made by High Noon Entertainment, Battlox is a Netflix series that is a game show. It is currently in production in Georgia and is set to debut in 2020.

Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square

Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square is about a businesswoman without a conscious and her quest to buy up her hometown’s land. Suddenly she has a change of heart.

 

The Walking Dead

One of the most iconic TV series in Atlanta is The Walking Dead, which has been licensed by Netflix.
 

Fall From Grace

Made by Tyler Perry Studios here in Atlanta, Fall From Grace is a movie that filmed in five days. It is a Netflix favorite.

Watch Fall From Grace On Netflix

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games. is a sci fi series based on a dystopian future where teens Katniss and Peeta are drafted for a televised event pitting young competitors against each other. The movie was partially filmed in Atlanta.
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Netflix is producing “Holidate,” a romantic comedy starring Emma Roberts and directed by John Whitesell. The movie centers on two friends who despise the holidays because they don’t have significant others. Pre-production began in March 2019.

Watch Holidate On Netflix

Hillbilly Elegy

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Director Ron Howard helms the Netflix movie Hillbilly Elegy, an adaptation of the best-selling book by J.D. Vance. Julie Oh is executing producing the movie, which follows three generations of one family. Amy Adams and Glenn Close are attached to the project, which will shoot in Atlanta.

Watch Hillbilly Elegy On Netflix

Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square

Christmas On The Square filmed in Atlanta as well. The Netflix feature special is directed by Debbie Allen in collaboration with Dolly Parton, Magnolia Hill Productions and Warner Bros.

Watch Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square

Netflix also has several movies currently in production in Atlanta that look like hits. Here are a few of them.

They Cloned Tyrone

Major stars Jamie Foxx, John Boyega and Teyonah Parris star in this Candyman reimagining. The Netflix movie will be directed by Juel Taylor of Creed 2. The movie is also hiring extras in Atlanta.

Thunder Force

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Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy play superheroes in Thunder Force, a Netflix original movie being produced in Atlanta. Thunder Force was directed by Ben Falcone, who also wrote the script.

Watch Thunder Force on Netflix

More Netflix Movies Filmed In Atlanta

Netflix also recently included Atlanta in its 2021 preview of what will be streaming.

Why Are Most Movies Filmed In Atlanta?

You may be wondering how Atlanta become the new Hollywood. Georgia’s largest city has not been the only beneficiary of the Peach State’s ascent as the #1 movie mecca in recent years.
 
Georgia has been a favorite location for TV productions because it’s cheaper to film here. Projects from CBS, NBC, HBO, BET and more are slated to shoot in the metro area in the months ahead and the foreseeable future.
With more than 700 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.

Final Thoughts

Atlanta is one of Netflix’s favorite cities for film production. So many movies have been made there in recent years that there’s no disputing that the Peach State’s largest city is the movie mecca.

Gone are the days when production would commence in L.A. movie lots. Along with the megalist of movies filmed here, Netflix movies are being filmed en masse in Atlanta.

Netflix has made a major commitment to film in Atlanta and parts of Georgia. Not only does a lot of homegrown talent come from the Peach State, but generous tax breaks make it worth the studios’ while.

Want to see more films filmed in Atlanta? Check out our Movies Page.

Atlanta continues to be the epicenter of modern-day movie making in the United States. There have been more than 700 TV and movie productions in the last few years. And it’s not going to stop anytime soon.

If you have a great TV or film idea, you can shop it at Tyler Perry Studios or even film it with the movie equipment you need. Whatever, Atlanta is the movie capital of the world.

Atlanta’s film-friendly infrastructure, diverse locations, and competitive tax incentives make it a hub for productions like these, contributing to Georgia’s reputation as the “Hollywood of the South.” For more details about Atlanta’s filming locations and productions, you can check out Atlanta Magazine and local film resources​.

Tee Johnson: Tee Johnson is the co-founder of AtlantaFi.com and as an unofficial ambassador of the city, she's a lover of all things Atlanta. She writes about Travel News, Events, Business, Hair Care (Wigs!) and Money.

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