On May 29, Dunwoody caught a whiff of Hollywood for the second time in two weeks, when an HBO film crew set up shop in Dunwoody Village – and two of its stars were spotted during filming.
“‘DTF St. Louis,’ a seven-episode limited series tells of a love triangle among three adults experiencing middle-age malaise that leads to one of them ending up dead,” according to the online publication DEADLINE. Jason Bateman (known for “Arrested Development,” “Ozark,” and the popular podcast “Smartless”) and David Harbour (“Stranger Things” and “Creature Commandos”) star in the series. Passersby reported seeing the pair in the Dunwoody Village parking lot.
A social media post surfaced on May 27 seeking extras for an HBO limited series to be shot in Dunwoody on May 29. Extras were needed for parents of youth dancers ages 35 to 60 to “watch your children dancing,” bar patrons from ages 21 to 40, and waitstaff and bartenders between the ages of 21 to 40.
“This is a great opportunity to be part of a high-profile project in a vibrant community scene — including dance classes, bar patrons, and restaurant staff,” the post said.
The shopping center also houses a dance studio called Dan and Company, which confirmed on social media that the space was being used for filming.
“So exciting! No, Dan and Company has not moved!” the post said. “We have an HBO series filming in the studio all this week.”
This is the second such Hollywood-type visit to the same Dunwoody shopping center. A limited series recently filmed at Morty’s Meat & Supply in Dunwoody Village on May 16.
The series, which is called “Murdaugh Murders” on the Georgia Film Office’s online production list but does not yet have an official title, is about Alex Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina lawyer who murdered his wife Maggie and son Paul in 2021. The series stars Madeline Popovich, Jessi Case, Mark Pellegrino, and others.