Greenleaf season 3 location: Where is Greenleaf filmed? Where is it set?
GREENLEAF season 3 has been released on Netflix today. But where is the OWN series filmed in the USA and where is Greenleaf set?
Today, season three of Memphis megachurch drama Greenleaf comes to Netflix after airing on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in the USA. Though the series is set in Memphis, Tennessee, like many other series Greenleaf is actually filmed in Atlanta, Georgia. Read on for more about where Netflix’s Greenleaf season three is filmed and set.
Where is Greenleaf season 3 set?
Greenleaf season three is set in Memphis, Tennessee in the USA.
The action of the series revolves around the fictional Calvary Fellowship World Ministries in the city.
A number of sources have noticed the location of this fictional church has parallels with the real Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in Memphis.
For example, blog The Old Black Church points out COGIC is the only black megachurch (a church with more than 2,000 weekly worshippers) in Memphis.
They also point out the pastor of the series is Bishop James O. Greenleaf (played by Keith David), whereas the leader of COGIC was called James O Patterson.
However, executive producer and star Oprah Winfrey has repeatedly emphasised the fictional nature of the Calvary Fellowship World Ministries.
For example, she said: “When I first read the script, I instantly felt an affinity for the characters and loved creative vision for a fictional drama on an epic scale.”
The real Memphis is known as the “home of the blues” and the “birthplace of rock and roll,” and this music history is represented in Greenleaf by the jazz club owned by Mavis McCready (Oprah Winfrey).
Where is Greenleaf season 3 filmed?
Like an increasing number of TV shows, Greenleaf season three was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.
Among the many TV projects filmed in Atlanta are Dynasty, Queer Eye, The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, The Vampire Diaries franchise and, of course, the show Atlanta.
Films filmed in Atlanta include Marvel films, Baby Driver and The Hunger Games series.
Among the Atlanta churches used to film Greenleaf were Dr E Dewey Smith’s House of Hope.
The Greenleaf mansion is really a studio, Eagle Rock Studios to be specific.
Location manager Patrick Rofoli told local newspaper the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “We have a portion of the Greenleaf Mansion built on stage, along with the offices and hallways of the churches, including an amazing coffee shop that we added this season to the church set."
Some of the Greenleaf season three locations give us some juicy plot previews.
Two episodes had the crew filming in the Gwinnett County Jail and further shooting was done in the Wages & Sons Funeral Home.
Greenleaf season 3 is available to watch on Netflix now