UPDATE [24/12/21]: Atlanta season 3 now has a confirmed release date of March 24th, 2022.
UPDATE [1/11/21]: Donald Glover has just shared an eery first teaser for Atlanta season 3 with an early 2022 release date still on the cards โ watch it via the link below or hit play on the reposted version above.
Original Article โ โAtlanta Season 3โ Release Date Scheduled For Early 2022
Radio silence is just the norm when it comes to the seldom-publicised production timeline of FXโs Atlanta, created by the equally elusive multi-hyphenate talent, Donald Glover โ otherwise known as Childish Gambino. The last time fans got any sort of update about the highly-anticipated third and fourth seasons was when Glover momentarily returned to Twitter last November, hinting the critically-acclaimed dramedy is โsome of the best television ever madeโ since HBOโs The Sopranos. Today, weโve received yet another rare update, indicating Atlanta season 3 will have an early 2022 release date (three years since the last episode dropped).
The confirmation was offered by none other than FX President John Landgraf, who also revealed production had kicked off in earnest for Atlanta season 4.
โThat is our anticipation and I think weโll be able to lock down an actual date, certainly for [Atlanta season 3], maybe for both cycles relatively soon,โ says John Landgraf.
โIt shot primarily in Europe, actually. Itโs in post-production, but it is a lengthy post-production process on that, and part of the reason itโs lengthy is because theyโre actually in production right now for season 4 in Atlanta.โ
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The reason behind principal photography taking place in Europe, of course, is due to Atlanta season 2โs story direction. Many of you may recall the final episode involved Donald Gloverโs Earnest โEarnโ Marks preparing to undertake an international concert tour with his cousin + up-and-coming rapper Alfred Miles / Paper Boi (portrayed by Brian Tyree Henry), Alfredโs singular unit of a lieutenant Darius Epps (portrayed by Lakeith Stanfield), as well as the mercurial, two-faced rapper Clark County (portrayed by RJ Walker).
Atlanta season 3 and season 4 were initially scheduled for back-to-back production last year. Like countless other film and television productions, however, plans were forced to change due to COVID-19. Naturally, this meant season 3 wouldnโt make the originally intended release date of January 2021.
It wasnโt completely without some benefits, however. Similar to the silver lining enjoyed by Dan Harmon and the folks over at Adult Swimโs Rick & Morty, this year-long shutdown provided ample time to complete Atlantaโs written component โ which FX Chairman John Landgraf has called an โunexpected boonโ. With zero shooting commitments, the scripts for both season 3 and season 4 were firmly been completed.
โI absolutely adore those scripts for both seasons,โ adds John Landgraf.
โThere is a lof (of magic) coming,โ tweets Donald Glover.
โYโall thought I was hot in 2018.โ
A more specific release date for FXโs Atlanta season 3 will be marked โwithin a couple months.โ
