HOLLYWOOD SOUTH: ZOMBIES, SUPERHEROES AND HOUSEWIVES MAKE A NEW HOME IN GEORGIA.

MOTION picture location production; MOTION picture industry; TELEVISION broadcasting; WALKING Dead, The (TV program); PERDUE, Sonny, 1946-; TAX incentives; ECONOMIC history

The article reports on the reasons the movie and television industries are attracted to Georgia. Topics discussed include impact of the television program "The Walking Dead" on the economy of Senoia, Georgia, tax incentive for film productions signed by then governor Sonny Perdue to attract Hollywood, and amount spent by the film industry on productions in Georgia in 2007.