FX has ordered the first season of Donald Glover’s Atlanta, it was announced by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, the Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. The half-hour series was created by and stars Glover.
“Atlanta draws on Donald’s considerable talents as a musician, actor and writer to give us something unique,” Grad said. “The story is made all the more powerful by the great cast and the contributions of Donald’s fellow Executive Producer Paul Simms and director Hiro Murai. We can’t wait to for the debut of Atlanta next year.”
Actor, writer and musician Glover will serve as Executive Producer, along with Paul Simms (“Girls,” “Flight of the Conchords,” “NewsRadio”) and Dianne McGunigle of MGMT Entertainment. Atlanta will be produced by FX Productions and air on FX in 2016.
Glover is an award-winning actor and writer best known for playing Troy on the sitcom “Community.” As a writer on NBC’s “30 Rock,” Glover received a WGA Award for best Comedy Series in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Atlanta, which also star Brian Tyree Henry, Lakeith Lee Stanfield and Zazie Beetz, revolves around two cousins on their way up through the Atlanta rap scene.
