What’s Filming in Atlanta

By Discover Atlanta Editorial Team

Published July 5, 2021
Last Updated May 4, 2023

Atlanta plays a huge part in the state’s film production industry, from “Captain America: Civil War” transforming downtown Atlanta’s The Gulch into a Nigerian market to the High Museum of Art and Atlanta City Hall serving as backdrops for “Black Panther.”

WHAT ARE THOSE YELLOW SIGNS?

You might notice a bunch of yellow signs with random black letters. They signal an active film production, and the letters are code for the show or movie being filmed. Locals know that a quick online search usually brings up the name of the movie.

FILMING RIGHT NOW

At press time, Atlanta was the site of almost 50 active productions including “She-Hulk,” “Raising Dion,” “Stargirl,” “Stranger Things,” “Doom Patrol” and “Black Adam.” Check out the current list of shows prepping or filming in Atlanta at www.georgia.org.

Here are a few of the top locations where filmmakers use Atlanta as a backdrop to make magic, and some of the movies where you might spot a location.

DOWNTOWN

• Georgia Aquarium: “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” “The Last Song”
• Georgia World Congress Center: “Baby Driver,” “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
• Atlanta City Hall: “Black Panther,” “Thunder Force”
• The Hurt Building: “Lovecraft Country”
• Atlanta Marriott Marquis: “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “The Hunger Games”
• Atlanta First United Methodist Church: “Thunder Force”
• The Gulch and Norfolk-Southern Building: “The Walking Dead,” “Captain America: Civil War,” “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay,” “Life as We Know It,” “Triple 9,” “The Gifted,” “Baby Driver,” “Jumanji,” “Stranger Things”
• Mitchell Street: “The Walking Dead,” “Black Panther,” “Furious 7,” “MacGyver,” “Superfly,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
• Walton Street/Forsyth Street: “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Venom,” “The Walking Dead,” “Baby Driver,” “Stranger Things”

MIDTOWN

• High Museum of Art: “The Watch,” “Coma,” “Black Panther,” “Manhunter,” “The Resident,” “Cobra Kai”
• Fox Theatre: “Thunder Force,” “Bessie”
• Piedmont Park: “What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” “MacGyver,” “The Resident,” “Spider-Man,” “Doom Patrol,” “Avengers Infinity Wars”
• Silver Skillet: “Ozark,” “First Man,” “The Frontrunner,” “Anchorman 2,” “Traveling Man,” “I’ll Fly Away,” “Remember the Titans”

BUCKHEAD

This upscale area is full of old growth trees and mansions on rolling lawns

• Atlanta History Center: “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay: Part 1”
• Various mansions in the community: “The Detour,” “Boomerang,” “Dumb and Dumberer,” “24: Legacy,” “Endless Love,” “Zombieland”

CASTLEBERRY HILL

This neighborhood adjacent to Downtown is easily the most frequently used part of the city for filming.

• Shows and films: “Freejack,” “Kalifornia,” “The Walking Dead,” “MacGyver,” “Being Mary Jane,” “The Resident,” “Vampire Diaries,” “Taken 3,” “Let’s Be Cops,” “Term Life,” “The Nice Guys,” “Furious 7,” “Date Night,” “Superfly,” “Tyler Perry’s Temptation,” “Why Did I Get Married Too”

EAST POINT

East Point has a thriving downtown with shops and restaurants.

• Shows and films: “Stranger Things,” “Watchmen”

WESTVIEW CEMETERY

Located in West End, this historic cemetery has the Abbey, a beautiful architectural marvel.

• Shows and films: “Cobra Kai,” “Ozark,” “Dynasty,” “Constantine,” “The Gifted”

SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK

West of the city in Lithia Springs, this beautiful area has hiking trails, the rapids of Sweetwater Creek with rocky terrain, an old mill and craggy hills, perfect for filming.

• Shows and films: “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1,” “Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” “Cobra Kai”

WANT TO SEE MORE MOVIE LOCATIONS?

Sign up for a movie tour with DTours, offering several tours including Atlanta Film Locations, Where the Walking Dead Lives and The Upside-Down Tour: Stranger Things.