'American Idol' Moving Production Out of Los Angeles After 25 Years
Fremantle says the live shows will be filmed in the Atlanta area as Georgia’s tax credit program helped draw the competition series away from Los Angeles.
- Production company Fremantle confirmed American Idol is moving from Los Angeles to the Atlanta area in Georgia for Season 25, marking a significant departure from the Hollywood-based production that defined the series since 2002.
- Georgia offers a 30% tax credit for unscripted productions spending at least $500,000 in the state; the show reportedly did not qualify for California's narrowly targeted expanded incentive program, which requires $1 million budgets.
- American Idol follows Fox's The Masked Singer, which relocated to New Jersey for its 15th season; FilmLA data shows unscripted shoot days in Los Angeles have plummeted nearly 63% over the last five years.
- Host Ryan Seacrest and judges Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood are expected to return for the upcoming season, which is scheduled to premiere in January 2027, with cast contracts still being finalized.
- Relocating to Georgia requires the series to establish a new visual identity away from the Hollywood stage that anchored its audition process, while producers continue searching for talent through the virtual Idol Across America program.
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