A small town takes center stage as the set for one of most popular of the zombie apocalypse, The Walking Dead. That is not all the town has though. Multiple movies and television series have made this town their home.
Tucked into the rolling hills of western Georgia, Senoia lies about 65 km southwest of downtown Atlanta. It is a quaint little, unassuming town that was likely no more than a bend in the road, before being discovered by Hollywood. It hosts a rich southern heritage, solidified by early merchant families that have called the town home for generations; a few, for more than 100 years.
The downtown area is a traditional small town layout, little more than a block or two long, with business fronting the length of Main Street. A scattering of beautifully restored Antebellum and Victorian homes dating from before and just after the Civil War, surround the downtown area, and a once very active North Alabama rail line splits the town.
In recent years, Senoia has grown up quite a bit, mostly thanks to the film industry. Raleigh Studios (formerly Riverwood Studios) is located in town, and responsible for much of the restoration, working closely with the city to ensure development remains conducive to future film and television projects.
The role it has played in film and television has been, and continues to be varied, from opening scene to leading role. It doubled as the town of Woodbury in Season 3 of the Walking Dead, and made another appearance from different angles in Season 4 and 5 of the same show. Other movies and television shows Senoia appears in include: Driving Miss Daisy, Footloose (2011), Sweet Home Alabama, The Fighting Temptations, Freejack, Broken Bridges, Pet Sematary II, Meet the Browns, The War, Consenting Adults, Killers, Gordy, I’ll Fly Away, Andersonville, Drop Dead Diva, A Christmas Memory, and Mama Flora’s Family.
