What’s filming in Georgia? ‘Idol,’ shows with Kevin Hart, Julia Garner

Ryan Seacrest, Julia Garner and Kevin Hart are among the stars already in metro Atlanta or coming soon for work.

The volume of Georgia TV and film production remains at a steady, modest clip with a range of independent films, bigger-budget series and movies and reality shows.

The Georgia film office lists 22 active movies and TV shows in the state, on par with the volume over the past two years.

While other countries and states keep upping their film and TV tax credits to draw more business, industry tracker ProdPro said Georgia, with its tax credit system, overtook New Jersey for third place among busiest states for live-action scripted programming spending during the third quarter.

ProdPro said Hollywood spent $459 million on movies and scripted TV shows during the third quarter in Georgia, up 32% from the same quarter a year ago, fueled by major productions like the newest DC “Superman” movie, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s film “Lizard Music” and Netflix’s “Scooby Doo: Origins.”

California remains on top, though runner-up New York has closed the gap.

Last month in Georgia saw the arrival of ABC’s “American Idol,” which has moved from Los Angeles after 25 years. The show producer, Fremantle, confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that it will shoot at least some of the 25th season at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, though details remain scant.

Apple TV+’s crime series “Guilty Creatures,” starring Garner and Lewis Pullman (“Top Gun: Maverick”), has also begun production in metro Atlanta. Garner had her breakout role on Netflix’s “Ozark” from 2017 to 2022.

Hart has returned to shoot the second season of his stand-up comedy reality competition show “Funny AF” on Netflix. The first season debuted in April and shot in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

He is no stranger to the city. Over the years, Hart has starred in films such as “Think Like a Man” and “Ride Along” and TV series like “Die Hart” and “Fight Night” in the metro Atlanta area.

Bravo has not announced the show yet, but “Next Gen Atl” is in production. The original “Next Gen NYC,” which debuted last year and recently aired a second season, follows Gen Z twentysomethings, including some children of “Real Housewives” cast members. Two familiar faces from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” are that cast: Ariana Biermann, daughter of Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Riley Burruss, daughter of Kandi Burruss.

Several other productions are forthcoming but are not yet on the Georgia film office list.

The fourth season of Netflix’s Tyler Perry hit drama series “Beauty in Black” is set to begin production Oct. 19 and run through Oct. 30 at Tyler Perry Studios, according to data provided to members of IATSE 479.

Netflix’s “The Hunting Wives” will move from North Carolina to metro Atlanta for its third season, set to begin filming Dec. 2 and run through April 9 out of Great Point Studios in Douglasville, according to IATSE 479 data.

“The Family Disappears,” a feature film starring John Cena and David Harbour, is set to start filming in Atlanta Nov. 10, according to Deadline. ProductionList.com also lists the film as an Atlanta production. The film follows an overworked dad who returns from a work trip to find his family has disappeared and a mysterious newcomer has bought and moved into their home, Deadline said. (No word on who plays the dad and who plays the interloper.)

“Garden City,” a movie starring Atlanta resident Paul Walter Hauser, is coming in December, according to Deadline.com.

IATSE 479 recently provided information to its members on a forthcoming sequel to “21 Jump Street” called “24 Jump Street” set to shoot at Shadowbox Studios at an unspecified future date. According to Deadline, the film will debut Dec. 10, 2027, and will feature the return of Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Ice Cube.

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.

Some films and TV shows go by pseudonyms on the film office page if requested by the producers. Amazon’s “The Challenger” series starring Kristen Stewart, for instance, is dubbed “Dragonfly.”

A major big-budget movie called “Charlotte” is also coming to Trilith Studios in March. That could very well be a pseudonym for “Days of Thunder 2″ starring Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway, set to begin production in March.

What started production between Sept. 4 and Friday

• “American Idol,” Season 25, ABC
• “Elysian Fields,” horror movie for Cineverse
• “Emulous,” Tyler Perry film for Netflix
• “Funny AF with Kevin Hart,” comedy competition, Season 2, Netflix
• “Golf Trip,” comedy film starring Tom Segura, Andrew Santino and Timothy Simons
• “Guilty Creatures,” Julia Garner drama, Season 1, Apple TV+
• “Next Gen Atlanta,” Season 1, Bravo
• “One Moment Please,” feature film, Passionflix
• “Tyler Perry’s Confabulation,” Netflix
• “Signalers,” movie

What wrapped between Sept. 4 and Friday

• “Cowboy Hearts,” Roku romantic comedy starring Kristin Cavallari
• “Dear Michelle,” independent coming-of-age sports comedy feature film
• “Iron Jane,” dramatic film about female bodybuilding
• “Lizard Music,” big-budget fantasy action movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
• “Scooby Doo: Origins,” new Netflix series
• “Something to Hide,” movie
• “Big Bargain Holiday Showdown,” HGTV reality competition show
• “The Mean One 2,” a sequel to a 2022 slasher film
• “Tommy Karate,” a Pete Davidson film about a mobster
• “Tyler Perry’s Confabulation,” Netflix
• “The Spell Off Live!” reality competition show on YouTube and TikTok Live
• Untitled Feature Film, Sony

Past monthly updates on filming in Georgia