The Atlanta media landscape in 2026 features several high-profile arrivals, departures and other changes, including personalities like Big Tigger and Kristin Klingshirn.
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” gives a brooding take on Homer’s epic with a star-studded cast. The movie was the first to be entirely filmed with IMAX cameras.
Our Atlanta arts events to plan for this week include an Atlanta Shakespeare Company Threepeat of the Bard’s comedies and puppetry performances of “Tesla vs. Edison.”
Previewing “Helen of the West,” winner of the 2026 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award. It opens the 2026 Essential Theatre Play Festival, Aug. 6-23 at at 7 Stages.
It was a long wait but "Diarra from Detroit" has returned for Season 2 and on Paramount+ instead of BET+. Plus, it moved production from New Jersey to Atlanta.
Author events in and around Atlanta in August include talks by Tim Johnson, author of “Robert Neyland: The West Point Engineer Who Built Tennessee Football.”
Checking out Eyedrum's Monday Night Creative Music Series, which defines itself as an open and welcoming space for Atlanta’s creative musicians and curious audiences.
