It’s been over three years since the last episode of Donald Glover’s Atlanta aired on FX and now it looks like that wait is about to end.
No premiere date has been announced yet but according to FX chief John Landgraf, the new season will debut in the “first half of 2022”.
Landgraf made this announcement during the virtual Television Critics Association press tour on Friday. He also added that filming on Season 3 has already been concluded.
“We haven’t locked down the scheduling for Season 3 yet. It’s finished shooting. It shot primarily in Europe, actually, and it’s in post-production, but it’s a lengthy post-production process. Part of the reason it’s lengthy is because they’re in production on Season 4 right now in Atlanta. And all of the scripts for Season 4 have been written.” He said in his virtual press conference.
On an actual premiere date, he added “I think we’ll be able to lock down an actual date for Season 3 and maybe for both cycles within the next couple of months.”
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Since it premiered back in 2016, Donald Glover’s Atlanta has been a massive hit. The show has won multiple awards, including two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for star Donald Glover, and two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. Glover’s Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series was the first ever awarded to an African-American.
Atlanta stars Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, Lakeith Stanfield and Zazie Beetz. The show was created by Glover, who also executive produces with Paul Simms, Dianne McGunigle, Stephen Glover and Hiro Murai.
The show follows college dropout and music manager Earnest “Earn” Marks (Glover) and rapper Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry).