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The Walking Dead Filming Locations

2010 TV Show

Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.

Filming Locations Map 27 locations

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201, Seavy Street, Senoia, Coweta County, Georgia, 30276, United States of America
Georgia State University, 33, Gilmer Street Southeast, Georgia State, Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, 30303, United States of America
📍 Atlanta filming locations
Floy Farr Parkway, Twiggs Corner, Peachtree City, Fayette County, Georgia, 30269, United States of America

The zombie-apocalypse juggernaut is filmed almost entirely in Georgia, from the ruined streets of Atlanta to a small town that the show transformed so completely it became a real-life tourist destination: Senoia, which played both Woodbury and Alexandria.

Where was The Walking Dead filmed?

The Walking Dead was filmed across Georgia – Atlanta and the town of Senoia (as Woodbury and Alexandria) – and rural Coweta County.

Every Walking Dead location, explained

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Atlanta – the ruined city

The show’s early apocalypse used downtown Atlanta, its emptied streets and highways.

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Senoia – Woodbury and Alexandria

The small town of Senoia was transformed into both Woodbury and the walled community of Alexandria – and became a real tourist town.

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Rural Coweta County

Farms and backroads across Coweta County, around Newnan and Peachtree City, provide the show’s rural sprawl.

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The Georgia coast

Later scenes ranged to spots like Jekyll Island on the Georgia coast.

Planning a visit

Senoia, Georgia leans fully into its fame – the town that became Woodbury and Alexandria now draws fans to its shops and tours, an easy trip south of Atlanta.

The Walking Dead Fun Facts

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Senoia became a tourist town The Georgia town transformed into Woodbury and Alexandria now draws fans year-round.
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Atlanta's empty streets The early apocalypse used real, cleared downtown Atlanta.
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A Georgia mainstay The long-running series was one of Georgia’s biggest and most enduring productions.
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Based on the comics It adapts Robert Kirkman’s long-running comic-book series.
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A whole universe The show spawned multiple spin-offs, most also shot in the US South.

Frequently Asked Questions

What town plays Woodbury and Alexandria?
Senoia, Georgia, which became a real tourist town thanks to the show.
Is The Walking Dead filmed in Atlanta?
Yes – the early seasons used downtown Atlanta, with much of the show around Senoia and Coweta County.
Can you visit the locations?
Yes – Senoia welcomes fans with shops and tours, south of Atlanta.
Is the show based on comics?
Yes – Robert Kirkman’s comic-book series.
Where is the show set?
In and around Atlanta, Georgia, and the American South.