(KTVI) – “DTF St. Louis,” a limited drama series in the works for HBO, will reportedly begin filming for the series next year in Atlanta, Georgia area.

According to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, union members were recently informed via email that production of “DTF St. Louis” is planned in the Atlanta region from February to May.

While the series carries a “St. Louis” namesake, it’s unclear how much of the series could be filmed or produced in the St. Louis region compared to Atlanta.


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Many details around “the series “DTF St. Louis” are still in the works, but an HBO synopsis of the series describes the series as “A darkly comedic limited series about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise, that leads to one of them ending up dead.”

Current plans called for Jason Bateman and David Harbour to star in the series, while award-winning filmmaker Steven Conrad will serve as a showrunner, writer, director and executive producer, according to Nov. 1 news release.

Bateman is widely recognized for his lead roles as Michael Bluth in FOX/Netflix sitcom “Arrested Development” and Marty Byrde in Netflix series “Ozark,” which is fictionally based on Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks region. Harbour has gained global attention for his role as Jim Hopper in Netflix hit series “Stranger Things.”

HBO has ordered “DTF St. Louis” as an original, limited seven-episode series. It remains to be determined how much the series will be based on St. Louis region. The series titles also uses the acronym “DTF,” which is slang for “Down to [Four-letter expletive].”

Any potential timetables for series releases will also be determined at a later time.