Decatur is a magnet for production crews seeking captivating settings. Our downtown storefronts, tree-lined streets, and historic spaces have served as the backdrop for numerous movies, television series, and streaming shows.
One iconic location is The Square, which became the setting for HBO’s Watchmen; our glowing blue lanterns add even more intrigue and drama to its sci-fi scenes. The marble halls of the Historic DeKalb Courthouse lent their grandeur to Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series, while Hulu’s Candy featured actress Jessica Beil dodging reporters on the courthouse steps.
ABC’s Wonder Years reboot found filming spots in Legacy Park and Columbia Theological Seminary. The Decatur Cemetery provided a poignant setting for the opening and closing scenes of Remember the Titans and the hair-raising backdrop for the ghoul ambush that unfolded in Goosebumps.
Agnes Scott College, with its stunning Gothic-style architecture and picturesque grounds, has attracted numerous movie stars and hosted the filming of 20 major motion pictures. The campus is easily spotted in Life of the Party, a college comedy featuring Melissa McCarthy. The Blind Side, featuring Sandra Bullock as lead actress, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, starring Oprah Winfrey also filmed there. Other notable films include Scream 2, a defining teenage movie of the late ’90s.
Pure Station transformed into Gas ‘n Gulp for the film Zombieland. ACOD: Adult Children of Divorce centered much of its action at restaurant No. 246. Oakhurst Elementary School played a prominent role as the school attended by Dion in Netflix’s Raising Dion. And in Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias, the scenes taking place in the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church are shot at Decatur’s Oakhurst Presbyterian Church.
Plus, many more productions dating back to the classic film Driving Miss Daisy three decades ago.
Year | Type | Title | Location Name |
Feature | Instant Family | Multiple Locations | |
2018 | TV drama | Good Girls | 141 e college ave, decatur, ga 30030 |
2018 | TV drama | Chiefs | Private Residence / Neighborhood |
2018 | Feature | What Men Want | 137 New St, Decatur, GA 30030 |
2018 | TV drama | The Watchmen | 236 Lamont Dr Decatur, GA 30306 |
2018 | TV drama | Raising Dion | Oakhurst Elementary School |
2018 | Feature | The Passage | 426 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
TV other (e.g. indet, light ent, comedy sketch) | Cobra Kai | 174 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 | |
2018 | TV drama | The Passage | Hop N Shop, 710 East Lake Dr, Decatur, GA 30030 |
2018 | TV drama | Dolly Parton Theater | McKoy Park |
2019 | Feature | HOLIDATE | Private Residence / Neighborhood |
2019 | Feature | Christmas on the Square | 205 Sycamore Street |
2019 | TV drama | Ozark – Season 3 | Private Residence / Neighborhood |
2019 | TV drama | P-Valley Season 1 | 205 S Columbia Dr |
2019 | TV drama | Black Lightning Season 3 | Avondale MARTA, 915 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030 |
TV drama | Sweet Magnolias | Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, 118 Second Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 | |
2019 | TV drama | Macgyver Season 4 | Legacy Park, 500 S. Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30030 |
Feature | STARS COLLIDE | Multiple Locations | |
2019 | Feature | Thunder Force | 2775 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030 (AVONDALE MARTA) |
2020 | TV drama | Tag Team | 101 E Court Square Decatur, Ga. 30030 |
2020 | TV other (e.g. indet, light ent, comedy sketch) | Buried in the Backyard Season 3 | Multiple Locations |
Feature | FORGOTTEN | Private Residence / Neighborhood | |
2020 | Feature | Dear Evan Hansen | Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
Feature | Deadly Reunion | Private Residence / Neighborhood | |
2020 | TV drama | BLACK LIGHTNING | 116 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2020 | TV drama | Black Lightning Season 4 | 116 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2021 | TV drama | Naomi | 113 East Court Square, Decatur, GA 30030 and 121 East Court Square, Decatur, GA 30030 |
Feature | I Want You Back | 101 E Court Square Decatur Ga. 30030 | |
2021 | Feature | Long Slow Exhale | Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2021 | TV drama | Sweet Magnolias Season 2 | Oakhurst Park |
2021 | TV drama | Clover | 240 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. |
2021 | Feature | A Very Loud Christmas | Private Residence / Neighborhood |
TV drama | Switched Before Birth | 303 E. Howard Ave., Decatur, Ga 30030 | |
2021 | TV drama | Memories | 137 New St, Decatur, GA 30030 |
2021 | Feature | EMERGENCY | Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
TV drama | Single Drunk Female | 174 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 | |
2021 | Feature | Shazam! 2 | Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2021 | Feature | Jerry and Marge Go Large | Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
Feature | Tangled-New Media Feature Film | 129 E. Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 | |
2021 | TV other (e.g. indet, light ent, comedy sketch) | wonder years | Legacy Park, 500 S. Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2021 | TV drama | The First Lady | Decatur Cemetery, 229 Bell St |
2021 | TV other (e.g. indet, light ent, comedy sketch) | wonder years | Legacy Park, 500 S. Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2021 | TV other (e.g. indet, light ent, comedy sketch) | The Arborist | 225 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2022 | TV drama | Monarch | DeKalb History Center |
2022 | TV drama | Monarch | The Decatur Square |
2022 | Feature | Carousel | Eddie’s Attic |
2022 | TV drama | Candy | DeKalb History Center |
2022 | TV drama | Tell Me Lies | Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2022 | TV drama | Class of ’09 | 101 E Court Square Decatur, Ga. 30030 |
2022 | TV drama | Tell Me Lies | Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2022 | Feature | Fantasy Football | Decatur Recreation Center |
2022 | TV drama | Heels Season 2 | 130 Clairemont Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 |
2022 | TV drama | Sweet Magnolias Season 3 | Oakhurst Park |
2022 | TV drama | Sweet Magnolias Season 3 | Decatur Cemetery, 229 Bell St. |
2022 | TV other (e.g. indet, light ent, comedy sketch) | Wise Guy | 121 Wilton Dr, Decatur, GA |
Feature | Love’s Secret Ingredient | Paolino’s Italian Restaraunt | |
Feature | Love’s Secret Ingredient | Woodlands Garden | |
Feature | Love’s Secret Ingredient | Paolino’s Italian Restaraunt | |
Feature | Love’s Secret Ingredient | Woodlands Garden | |
2022 | Feature | Die Hart 2 | Legacy Park, 500 S. Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30030 |
Feature | Under The Influence | 101 E Court Square Decatur, Ga. 30030 | |
2022 | TV other (e.g. indet, light ent, comedy sketch) | Wonder Years | Decatur Cemetery, 229 Bell St. |
2022 | Feature | The Slumber Party | Private Residence / Neighborhood |
2022 | TV other (e.g. indet, light ent, comedy sketch) | Will/Trent | Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030 |
2022 | TV drama | Genius Season 4 | Decatur Cemetery, 229 Bell St. |
2022 | TV drama | Gotham Knights | 137 New St, Decatur, GA 30030 |
Feature | A Walking Miracle | Multiple Locations | |
2022 | TV drama | True Lies | Private Residence / Neighborhood |
2022 | TV drama | Will/Trent | Legacy Park, 500 S. Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30030 |
TV drama | Will/Trent | 302 E. Howard Ave. Decatur, GA 30030 | |
2023 | Feature | Will/Trent | 101 E Court Square Decatur, Ga. 30030 |
2023 | Feature | Rochelle Rochelle | 137 New St, Decatur, GA 30030 |
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Oakhurst Elementary School
Oakhurst Elementary School played a prominent role as the school attended by Dion in Netflix’s Raising Dion.
Decatur Cemetery
229 Bell St.
The Decatur Cemetery provided a poignant setting for the opening and closing scenes of Remember the Titans and a backdrop for the ghoul ambush in Goosebumps.
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