Georgia’s film corridor just added another major production to its 2026 slate — and this one’s been decades in the making.
Ruh-Roh, Atlanta: Scooby-Doo Is Coming to Conyers
Metro Atlanta’s film industry is getting a familiar face — or rather, a familiar Great Dane. Netflix has confirmed it will shoot a live-action Scooby-Doo TV series in the Atlanta area beginning April 27, 2026, with principal photography running through September 9, according to a notice sent to IATSE 479, the local union representing the majority of Georgia’s film and television crew members.
The news, first reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, confirms that Cinelease Studios in Conyers will serve as the production’s home base. Additional location shoots are planned in Rutledge and surrounding areas in Newton County, with what sources describe as a summer camp setting providing much of the show’s visual backdrop.
For Atlanta’s production community — crews, casting agencies, local vendors, and support businesses — it is another concrete signal that Georgia remains one of the most active production markets in the country.
What We Know About the Production
Details about the series remain limited, as Netflix has not released an official cast announcement or a premiere window. What is confirmed is the production footprint: over four months of shooting anchored at Cinelease, a facility that has hosted numerous Netflix and streaming productions in recent years, with field shoots spreading into the rural areas east of Atlanta.
The summer camp setting reported by Atlanta Journal-Constitution via Hylton Casting aligns with the franchise’s long history of mystery-in-nature storylines — classic Scooby-Doo territory. Whether the series follows the original Mystery Inc. crew or takes the franchise in a new direction remains to be seen.
Scooby-Doo has had multiple lives across animation and live-action, including the 2002 theatrical film starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar. A live-action series format on Netflix represents a new chapter for one of animation’s most durable properties.
Part of a Stacked 2026 Georgia Production Slate
The Scooby-Doo series arrives at a moment when Georgia’s film calendar is fuller than it has been in recent memory. According to AtlantaFi.com, several major productions are either already active or launching in the coming weeks:
Man of Tomorrow — DC Studios’ Superman sequel directed by James Gunn, starring David Corenswet, is expected to begin principal photography around April 17 at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville, just south of Atlanta. The production carries the code name “Exodus,” continuing the biblical naming convention from the first film’s “Genesis” code.
Tulsa King Season 4 — The Paramount+ series continues its run at Eagle Rock Studios and additional Georgia locations, keeping a significant crew and cast footprint active in the state.
A Different World Reboot — Perhaps the most culturally significant production on the current slate for Atlanta specifically, the Netflix reboot of the beloved HBCU-set drama is filming on the campuses of Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College, providing both authentic setting and direct engagement with Atlanta’s historically Black college community. The series is expected to stream in late 2026 or early 2027.
That lineup — streaming giant productions, franchise IP, and culturally resonant reboots — reflects the breadth of what Atlanta’s infrastructure can now support simultaneously.
The Economic Weight Behind the Cameras
The entertainment value of a Scooby-Doo production landing in Newton County is easy to appreciate. The economic value behind it is equally significant.
A new study highlighted by Georgia Entertainment found that Georgia’s current local hire rate sits at 72% — meaning nearly three-quarters of production crew positions on Georgia-based shoots are filled by Georgia residents. The same study found that each one-percentage-point increase in the local hire rate generates approximately $8.3 million in wages retained within the state.
For a production the scale of a Netflix series running four-plus months, the downstream impact across crew wages, location fees, equipment rentals, catering, and lodging is substantial. Conyers and Newton County, in particular, stand to benefit from location-based spending that rarely stays on the studio lot.
Georgia’s film tax credit remains a central driver of this activity. The Entertainment Industry Investment Act has attracted productions ranging from small independent films to Marvel and DC tent-poles over the past decade, creating a self-reinforcing ecosystem of trained crew, purpose-built studios, and production-friendly local governments.
What It Means for the Region
The Scooby-Doo announcement is a signal that Georgia’s 2026 production rebound is real. After what the Atlanta Journal-Constitution described as one of the slowest production years in more than a decade in 2025 — a hangover from the industry-wide strikes and streaming pullbacks — the spring 2026 slate suggests a meaningful uptick.
For Conyers and surrounding Newton County, hosting a high-profile Netflix series for over four months puts the area on a map that major studios and streaming platforms are increasingly consulting. For Atlanta’s crew community, it means work — sustained, skilled work — through the summer.
Production on the Netflix live-action Scooby-Doo series begins April 27. No premiere date has been announced.
