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FX ORDERS AN ADDITIONAL SEASON OF ITS

EMMY^® AND GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD^® WINNING HIT COMEDY SERIES

Atlanta

Production of Seasons 3 and 4 Begins Next Spring 

FX has ordered a fourth season of its Emmy^® and Golden Globe^® award winning hit comedy series Atlanta, it was announced by Eric Schrier, President, FX Entertainment.  Production of seasons three (previously ordered on 6/7/18) and four – both eight episodes each – are scheduled to begin next spring.

“What more can be said about Atlanta than the critical acclaim and accolades that Donald, Paul, Dianne, Stephen and Hiro have earned for two exceptional seasons of what is clearly one of the best shows on television,” said Schrier. “This group of collaborators and cast have created one of the most original, innovative stories of this generation and we are proud to be their partners.”

Created by Donald Glover, Atlanta is executive produced by Glover, Paul Simms, Dianne McGunigle, Stephen Glover and Hiro Murai. Atlanta is produced by FX Productions.

Through its first two seasons, Atlanta has won five Emmy^® Awards as well as two Golden Globe^® Awards, two AFI awards, Peabody, PGA, WGA, TCA, NAACP and Critics’ Choice Awards.

ATLANTA Robbin’ Season — “Crabs in a Barrel” — Season Two, Episode 11 — Pictured (l-r): Lakeith Stanfield as Darius, Donald Glover as Earnest Marks, Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred Miles. CR: Guy D’Alema/FX

The second season, Atlanta Robbin’ Season, was hailed as the best show on television. In Atlanta Robbin’ Season, two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families. “Earn Marks” (Donald Glover) is a young manager trying to get his cousin’s career off the ground. “Alfred Miles” (Brian Tyree Henry) is a new hot rapper trying to understand the line between real life and street life. “Darius” (Lakeith Stanfield) is Alfred’s right-hand man and visionary. “Van” (Zazie Beetz) is Earn’s best friend and the mother of Earn’s daughter.

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ABOUT DONALD GLOVER

Donald Glover is an award-winning actor, producer, director, comedian, writer, and Grammy-Nominated artist. 

Glover was most recently seen in FX’s critically acclaimed and award-winning comedy series, Atlanta, which he created and starred in. He won the 2017 Emmy® Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The first season

ranks as the highest-rated comedy series in FX Networks history. Coming off the success of Atlanta, Glover has set an overall deal with FX Productions where he will develop new projects for the network. 

In film, Glover recently wrapped production on Solo: A Star Wars Story in which he stars as “Lando.” The film will be released by Disney on May 25, 2018. He was also recently cast as “Simba” in Disney’s remake of The Lion King. This adaptation of the 1994 classic will be directed by Jon Favreau. Additionally, Glover appeared in Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Homecoming, which was released by Sony in July 2017.

In 2015, he appeared in Ridley Scott’s The Martian opposite Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain and in Magic Mike XXL, alongside Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer and Amber Heard. Past films include David Gelb’s The Lazarus Effect opposite Olivia Wilde and Mark Duplass; Miguel Arteta’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Maggie  Carey’s The To Do List opposite Aubrey Plaza and Bill Hader, and James Bobin’s The Muppets. 

On television, Glover starred as “Troy”on four seasons of NBC’s critically acclaimed series community created by Dan Harmon. He has also made guest appearances on Judd Apatow’s HBO series Girls and on the cult favorite Adult Swim animated series Adventure Time. 

Glover began his comedy career under the mentorship of Tina Fey, writing for the Emmy Award-winning NBC series 30 Rock. As a musician, Glover is known for his success under the stage name “Childish Gambino.” He released his first album, Camp, in 2011. His second album, Because the Internet, was nominated for two Grammy Awards. His third album, Awaken My Love!, released in December 2016 debuted #1 on the R&B Albums Chart and was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.

ABOUT FX NETWORKS

FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in 87 million homes.

The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series including Taboo, Legion, Snowfall, Trust, Pose, Mayans M.C. and the upcoming Y; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story, Fargo, American Crime Story, FEUD, Fosse/Verdon and the upcoming Devs, Shōgun, Mrs. America and A Teacher; acclaimed hit comedy series including Atlanta, Baskets, Better Things, What We Do in the Shadows and the upcoming Breeders; the half-hour series Mr Inbetween; the upcoming docuseries The Weekly with The New York Times; and the upcoming special A Christmas Carol.

FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit drama series The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Damages, Sons of Anarchy, Justified and The Americans. The network’s library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network.

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