Bert Kreischer’s Netflix comedy is staying in Atlanta for Season 2
Bert Kreischer and his famously shirtless bod will get more airtime on Netflix courtesy of his scripted show “Free Bert,” which will return to metro Atlanta later this year for a second season.
The comedy, which features Kreischer playing a slightly heightened version of himself, is set in Los Angeles but is produced locally.
Six episodes of “Free Bert” debuted in January in Netflix’s Global Top 10, peaking in the top 3 in its first week in the United States and Canada.
“The character is 100% me,” Kreischer told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in January. “There is no separation between church and state.”
“Free Bert” shooting locations Season 1 included Woodward Academy in College Park, the golf course at Stone Mountain Park and iconic strip club Magic City, which was supposed to be honored an Atlanta Hawks game until the NBA nixed the idea.
The show’s renewal is welcome news for the TV and film business in metro Atlanta, which has seen the volume of scripted TV series drop in recent years. Starz’ “BMF,” Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and NBC’s “Found” all have finished their runs while Hulu’s “Tell Me Lies” moved to Toronto after its second season.
Over the past 15 months, Amazon’s Kevin Bacon dramedy “The Bondsman,” NBC’s “Grosse Pointe Garden Society” and two Peacock series ― “Hysteria!” and “Teacup” ― all failed to make it to a second season.
Kreischer’s January stand-up show at Gas South Arena was postponed due to bad weather and moved to June 5. Tickets are still available through Tickemaster starting at $36.55.
Netflix’s commitment to Georgia remains strong. The streaming service last year shot the upcoming faith-based film “‘Tis So Sweet” starring Taraji P. Henson and the fifth season of “Sweet Magnolias.” The streamer is currently shooting seasons 12 and 13 of “Love is Blind,” the new drama “All the Sinners Bleed” and a reboot of “A Different World” in Atlanta.
