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21 Southern-Filmed Television Shows To Binge Right Now

June 5, 2020 By Caroline Eubanks Leave a Comment

The Southeast is a secondary Hollywood with countless television shows and movies filmed in Atlanta, New Orleans, and Wilmington. Now is the perfect time to binge-watch them until you can travel to the places from your screen.

Atlanta

  • Comedy
  • Filmed in: Atlanta, Georgia
  • 4 seasons
  • Where to Watch: FX, Hulu

The comedy series is about an aspiring rapper, his cousin, and their oddball friend trying to hustle their way to the top. It stars Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, and Lakeith Stanfield. Don’t miss the episode filmed in Helen!

Black Lightning

  • Superhero, Family
  • Filmed in: Atlanta, Georgia
  • 4 seasons
  • Where to Watch: CW, Netflix

The series adds some much-needed diversity to the “Arrowverse” of DC Comics. A retired superhero must put on his suit to fight a dangerous gang. But he’s joined by his daughters with surprising abilities. 

Bloodline

  • Thriller, Drama
  • Filmed in: The Florida Keys
  • 3 seasons
  • Where to Watch: Netflix

In this series, the Rayburn family fights to keep their secrets under wraps, crumbling relationships along the way. Kyle Chandler, Ben Mendelsohn, and Linda Cardellini star in the show.

Dawson’s Creek

  • Teen, Drama
  • Filmed in: Wilmington, North Carolina
  • 6 seasons
  • Where to Watch: Hulu

The quintessential teen drama featured childhood friends falling in love, fighting, and crying in their coastal New England town. It made stars of James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, and Joshua Jackson. Many of the locations are still in Wilmington!

Dexter

  • Thriller, Drama
  • Filmed in: Miami, Florida
  • 8 seasons, rebooted series
  • Where to Watch: Showtime, Netflix

Michael C. Hall stars as a forensic technician and serial killer who targets “the bad guys.” But his sister, who also happens to be his coworker, is at risk of discovering his secret. 

Good Behavior

  • Drama
  • Filmed in: Wilmington, North Carolina
  • 2 seasons
  • Where to Watch: TNT, Hulu

Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery stars as an addict and con woman recently released from jail. She tries to get custody of her son back from her mother, but along the way, she meets a handsome hitman. 

Hart of Dixie

  • Comedy, Romance
  • Filmed in: Wilmington, North Carolina
  • 4 seasons
  • Where to Watch: CW, Netflix

A big-city doctor inherits a medical practice in a small Alabama town and finds that the simple life suits her. Rachel Bilson, Jaime King, and Cress Williams star. 

Homeland

  • Drama, Thriller
  • Filmed in: Charlotte, North Carolina
  • 8 seasons
  • Where to Watch: Showtime, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video

A Marine comes home from years in captivity as a troubled CIA agent investigates whether or not he’s been brainwashed into turning against the American government. Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin, and Morena Baccarin star. 

Mercy Street

  • Drama, Historical
  • Filmed in: Richmond & Petersburg, Virginia
  • 2 seasons
  • Where to Watch: PBS, Amazon Prime Video

Two volunteer nurses from opposing sides work together at a hospital in Alexandria during the midst of the Civil War. Josh Radnor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Gary Cole appear.

Nashville

  • Drama, Musical
  • Filmed in: Nashville, Tennessee
  • 6 seasons
  • Where to Watch: Hulu

The series showcases people trying to make it in the country music industry, filmed in real venues around the Music City. Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, and Charles Esten star alongside a large cast of performers.

Ozark

  • Drama
  • Filmed in: Atlanta, Georgia
  • 4 seasons
  • Where to Watch: Netflix

The gritty series features a family on the run after a money-laundering operation gone wrong. They move to the Lake of the Ozarks but soon pick up their life of crime again. Jason Bateman stars alongside Laura Linney and Julia Garner. 

Queen Sugar

  • Drama
  • Filmed in: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 4 seasons
  • Where to Watch: OWN, Hulu

Three siblings clash in rural Louisiana as they take over their family’s sugarcane farm. True Blood’s Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, and Kofi Siriboe star.

Sleepy Hollow

  • Drama, Supernatural
  • Filmed in: North Carolina & Georgia
  • 4 seasons
  • Where to Watch: Hulu

The series based on the Washington Irving tale brings Ichabod Crane to the modern age to help a police officer solve a crime. Tom Mison stars alongside Orlando Jones and Nicole Beharie.

Stranger Things

  • Drama, Supernatural
  • Filmed in: Atlanta, Georgia
  • 4 seasons
  • Where to Watch: Netflix

A group of friends meets a mysterious girl with unique abilities. But the “bad men” are after her, along with an otherworldly creature. Stranger Things is filmed throughout Georgia.

The Righteous Gemstones

  • Comedy
  • Filmed in: Charleston, South Carolina
  • 3 seasons
  • Where to Watch: HBO, Hulu

The series follows a dysfunctional family of televangelists in their various mishaps on the rise for power. Danny McBride stars with John Goodman and Adam DeVine.

The Vampire Diaries

  • Teen, Drama, Supernatural
  • Filmed in: Covington, Georgia
  • 8 seasons, two spinoffs
  • Where to Watch: Netflix

Nina Dobrev stars as a young woman who falls in love with a vampire, played by Paul Wesley. But things get complicated when she meets his brother, played by Ian Somerhalder in this popular series. 

The Walking Dead

  • Drama, Horror
  • Filmed in: Atlanta, Georgia
  • 11 seasons, multiple spinoffs
  • Where to Watch: AMC, Netflix

The iconic zombie series is about a group of survivors searching for something resembling home in the apocalypse. Andrew Lincoln stars with Norman Reedus and Danai Gurira. There are countless Walking Dead locations in the state.

Treme

  • Drama
  • Filmed in: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 4 seasons
  • Where to Watch: HBO, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video

Named for the New Orleans neighborhood, the show features an ensemble of characters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Khandi Alexander, Kim Dickens, Rob Brown, and Steve Zahn star.

True Detective

  • Drama, Crime
  • Filmed in: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 4 seasons
  • Where to Watch: HBO, Hulu

The anthology crime series tells a different story each season. It has featured Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughn, and Mahershala Ali.

Underground

  • Drama, Historical
  • Filmed in: Baton Rouge, Louisiana & Savannah, Georgia
  • 2 seasons
  • Where to Watch: Hulu

The series tells of the Antebellum South and the “Macon 7″ escaping on the Underground Railroad. Jurnee Smollett-Bell stars alongside Aldis Hodge.

Watchmen

  • Drama, Supernatural
  • Filmed in: Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1 season
  • Where to Watch: HBO

Based on the series of graphic novels, the follow-up show follows the events following the Tulsa Massacre and the rise of vigilantes. Regina King stars with Don Johnson and Jeremy Irons.

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About Caroline Eubanks

Caroline Eubanks is the editor of this website, a Lowell Thomas award-winning travel writer, and the author of This Is My South: The Essential Travel Guide to the Southern States. Her stories from the South have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Afar, Thrillist, Roads and Kingdoms, and BBC Travel.

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