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Donald Glover's FX show 'Atlanta' cleared for series

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Childish Gambino performs on stage at Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2014 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 30, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Childish Gambino performs on stage at Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2014 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 30, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)
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Oct 15, 2015

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, October 16, 2015

Stone Mountain native Donald Glover will star in his own comedy "Atlanta" cleared for a full series on FX.

"Atlanta" will air on FX in 2016 and also star Brian Tyree Henry, Lakeith Lee Stanfield and Zazie Beetz.

The comedy will feature two cousins working their way  through the Atlanta rap scene. Glover ("Community") is already a successful rap star himself as Childish Gambino.

FX confirmed to me that it will be shot in Atlanta.

HBO has a similar show called "Brothers in Atlanta" set to air.

ExploreList of about 65 active Atlanta TV productions.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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