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Hulu shooting ‘Kansas City’ pilot... in Atlanta

KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 03: A general view of crowds gathered in front of Union Station and the skyline as the Kansas City Royals players hold a rally and celebration following a parade in honor of their World Series win on November 3, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Credit: Jamie Squire

Credit: Jamie Squire

KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 03: A general view of crowds gathered in front of Union Station and the skyline as the Kansas City Royals players hold a rally and celebration following a parade in honor of their World Series win on November 3, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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June 5, 2018

Posted Tuesday, June 5, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Atlanta has been used as a setting for Midwestern towns before such as ABC’s “Resurrection.” Now it’s literally being used for the pilot of a possible Hulu show called “Kansas City.”

The premise takes on the idea that the right/left divide in the United States has become so stark, Kansas City in the future splits into two with a Berlin-style Wall. (Yes, they build a wall!)

Families are separated, and the flow of information between the two sides struggles under the weight of the enmity between the two factions, according to Hulu.

They were recently casting for high school students for the pilot, according to Backstage.com.

Kansas City Reddit readers are not too excited by the concept.

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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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