TV Discussion: New series by Donald Glover - Atlanta UPDATE: FINAL 4th Season Sept 2022!
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Donald Glover: Atlanta Season 3 is ‘Probably Out’ Early 2022
| ATLANTA COMEDY DONALD GLOVER FX TV NEWS BY ANTHONY NASH ON MAY 1, 2021 Fans of FX’s Atlanta have been patiently waiting for more information on the top-rated show’s third season. In a new message on social media, show creator Donald Glover said that fans can expect Atlanta Season 3 sometime in 2022. “Atlanta Season 3 comes out probably the beginning of next year,” said Glover via a voice note on Twitter (which has since been deleted). The actor, who raps under the name Childish Gambino, went on to state that he isn’t sure when his next musical album will release. Since its release, Atlanta has become one of the most popular shows on television, mainly due to its stellar cast. Atlanta’s 11-episode second season concluded in 2018, and FX planned on the third season launching in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed that. Glover also recently confirmed that production filming on the third season had already begun by posting photographs from the set. Atlanta is created and executive produced by Glover and stars Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield and Zazie Beetz. The series has already taken home two Golden Globe awards in its history and has been renewed for a fourth season, which doesn’t have an estimated date just yet. |
'Atlanta' Season 3 Is Finally Filming, So Let’s Speculate About the Plot
Here’s everything Donald Glover and others have teased about the new episodes so far.
Atlanta Season 3 Is Finally Filming, So Let’s Speculate About the Plot
The acclaimed Donald Glover series resumed production last week. Here’s everything he and others have teased about the new episodes so far.
BY WILLIAM GOODMAN
April 6, 2021
Lakeith Stanfield and Donald Glover in Atlanta, 2018.Courtesy of Guy D'Alema for FX
A three year hiatus is tough for any audience, but it’s especially difficult when that show is as good as Atlanta. The Donald Glover FX series aired its Season 2 finale back in May 2018 and the intervening wait has been nothing short of excruciating. Atlanta, which artfully and experimentally explores themes of family, race, relationships and more under a deceptively simple premise — Earn (Donald Glover) helps manage the ascendant career of his rapper cousin Alfred (Brian Tyree Henry) — is endlessly fascinating, provocative, and truly unlike anything on TV. Which is why the wait has felt so brutal.
Seasons 3 and 4 were initially planned to film back-to-back last spring until, of course, COVID delayed the start. That, combined with the increasingly busy schedules of Glover, Henry, LaKeith Stanfield and Zazie Beetz, meant shifting the timeline until everyone could align. But finally, the wait is at least close to being over: Glover announced over the weekend that production is officially underway. Even though new episodes are still a long way away, let’s take a look at what we know so far.
Zazie Beetz and Donald Glover in Atlanta, 2018.Courtesy of Guy D'Alema for FX
When will Seasons 3 and 4 air?
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Hopefully, not too much longer. Last year, FX head John Landgraf told reporters that production would likely resume in early 2021, with Season 3 and 4 shooting back-to-back. One of the good things about the delay is that it provided Glover and the writer’s room time to finish writing both seasons, making it much easier to film everything in one giant block. Season 3 will feature 10 episodes, while Season 4 will have 8, according to reports.
Landgraf also stated the show would premiere in 2021 with a “less than year break” between the two seasons. Given typical production timelines, Season 3 should debut later this year — most likely in the fall, like Season 1 did back in 2016. Season 4 would likely follow in the spring or summer of 2022.
Brian Tyree Henry in Atlanta, 2018.Courtesy of Curtis Bonds Baker for FX
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Atlanta’s greatest strength is its unpredictability. While the macro story is about Earn and Al, there are plenty of adventures in-between the lines of that manager-artist relationship. So don’t necessarily expect the show to stick to the plot so far.
With that said, Season 2 ended with Earn and Al headed to Europe with rapper Clark County (RJ Walker) for a tour. In the finale, Earn tried to sneak a gun into Clark County’s luggage, only for Clark County’s manager to take the fall for it instead. The production schedule offers a pretty good hint that Season 3 will pick up not long after that flight, with the gang hanging out in Europe — according to Deadline, shooting begins in London before moving on to Amsterdam and Paris and eventually concluding in Atlanta.
More Van stories are in the works.
It sounds like Zazie Beetz will have a more prominent role as well. In a Hollywood Reporter piece, one of the show’s chief writers (and Donald’s brother) Stephen Glover stated the show would feature “a very specific perspective from the Atlanta woman that I think we’re gonna explore in season three.” Van-centric episodes like season 2’s “Champagne Papi”—in which the specter of Drake hung over Van’s night out—were extremely well-received, and Beetz herself told THR, “There’s no lack of women on the set, but I think in terms of storytelling it is different just like bonding with a woman and playing with that energy in terms of Van’s character. So it is something I would like to continue exploring.” Van very pointedly did not join the Eurotrip, so maybe while the boys are gallivanting overseas we’ll check in on the series’ home turf via her character?
Season 3’s theme is [loosely] inspired by Kanye.
While Atlanta had some heavy moments in its first season, the second, subtitled Robbin’ Season, was decidedly darker. In a 2018 panel, Glover compared season 3 to a Kanye West album. “I align the seasons, I think, to me, like Kanye records,” Glover said. “I feel like this is our Graduation. This is probably our most accessible but also the realest — an honest version of it — and I feel like the most enjoyable, like the third album.” On Graduation, Kanye baldly focused on making “stadium-status” hits, sharpening his mainstream appeal while maintaining his core qualities.
With critical and commercial acclaim already in the bag, most would say Atlanta’s mainstream appeal is already solidified, but the storytelling in some episodes is more challenging than a casual viewer might expect. Then again, the Glover brothers compared Robbin Season to Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Summer Vacation as a way of explaining how the season would send the characters off on more solo stories, so maybe the Graduation reference will become clearer in due time. And does that mean season 4 is 808s and Heartbreak?
Whatever the theme, Glover is confident. In a now-deleted tweet from last November, he stated the show will be “some of the best television ever made” before going a step further: “[The] Sopranos only one who can touch us.” We can’t wait.
I wonder..
do trans folk find THIS offensive?
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Been waiting many seasons for my show to return. Does it come back in 2022???
Donald Glover Speaks Out Against "Atlanta" & "Dave" Comparisons
Twitter reacts after Donald Glover shut down comparisons between "Atlanta" and "Dave" in a pair of since-deleted tweets.
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Donald Glover’s Comments on ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Dave’ Comparisons Have People Talking
In the since-removed tweets, the ‘Atlanta’ star and creator expressed frustration with comparisons being made between his show and Lil Dicky’s.
I can live the rest of my life in peace if Phoebe never star in another film.
Dave is not better.
Period.
Period.
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Hell yeah
I wonder..
do trans folk find THIS offensive?
I've been seeing this scene pop up on this board. Through the years without watching the show. Until earlier this month when I finally watched it. I couldn't stop laughing at this shit. When i saw it in its full context.
Earn and co. navigate foreign European terrain in the new teaser for 'Atlanta' season 3
After a three-year hiatus, 'Atlanta' returns on March 24.
Supposedly season 3 and 4 will both air this year, so that will be cool.
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‘Atlanta’ to End With Season 4 at FX, to Premiere This Fall
"Atlanta" is coming to an end with Season 4.
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Atlanta’ to End With Season 4 at FX, to Premiere This Fall
By Joe Otterson
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“Atlanta” is coming to an end with Season 4.
The announcement was made by FX boss John Landgraf during an executive session at FX’s TCA day on Thursday. It was previously known that the hit comedy series had shot Seasons 3 and 4 back to back, though it had not officially been confirmed that the series was coming to an end.
Season 3 will debut on March 24, with Season 4 set to air this fall, Landgraf said. Season 3 will stream the day after its linear debut on Hulu for the first time.
“The fourth and final season is slated to debut in the same manner this fall,” Landgraf said. “The new season is everything you’ve come to expect from ‘Atlanta,’ which is to say, expect the unexpected. Sit back and enjoy the trip.”
Season 2 of the Emmy-winning show aired back in 2018. Donald Glover created the series and stars along with Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, and Lakeith Stanfield. The series is executive produced by Glover and his brother, Stephen, along with Paul Simms, Dianne McGunigle, and Hiro Murai. FX Productions produces.
Season 1 of “Atlanta” was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning two: outstanding lead actor in a comedy series and outstanding directing for a comedy series, with both awards going to Glover. The series has won five Emmys out of 22 nominations over two seasons thus far.
Several members of the “Atlanta” team are staying in business with FX beyond the end of the series. Among them, Henry will star in the upcoming series “Class of ’09” at the network, while Murai is executive producing the drama “The Bear” under his overall deal with FX.