‘Community,’ plus 5 more TV series set in Atlanta
Ally Walker helped pinpoint perps in Atlanta as Dr. Samantha "Sam" Waters in "Profiler." Credit: AP / Sven Arnstein
Donald Glover (“Community”) co-stars as the cousin and manager of an aspiring rapper in the new FX series “Atlanta” (debuting Sept. 6 at 10 p.m.). Here are five other series set in that Georgia city:
DESIGNING WOMEN (1986-93) Popular sitcom about four women (Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Dixie Carter, Jean Smart) who run an interior-decorating business.
MATLOCK (1986-95) Andy Griffith starred in this legal drama as Ben Matlock, a cagey, Harvard-educated lawyer.
THE ROYAL FAMILY (1991-92) Redd Foxx (who passed away during production of the show) starred in this sitcom as Al Royal, a cantankerous Atlanta letter carrier.
PROFILER (1996-2000) Ally Walker starred in this gory drama as a member of the Atlanta-based Violent Crimes Task Force who possessed special crime-solving abilities.
HOUSE OF PAYNE (2006-2012) Tyler Perry’s series focused on a multigenerational family living under one roof in Atlanta.
Andy Edelstein, Newsday's entertainment editor, supervises coverage of TV, celebrities, movies and pop music. He has written three books on popular culture, including "The Brady Bunch Book."
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