Black women continue to shape Atlanta's film and television landscape

(From right to left) Atlanta natives Ms. Pat and Gail Bean, as well as Los Angeles native Ava Mone't. All three actresses are part of a flourishing pool of Black women helping to grow Atlanta's film and television industry. (Courtesy of Pam Loshak, Associated Press, Christopher Cloud)

Although the hit BET+ series “The Ms. Pat Show” is set in Indiana, its titular star says that she would not have allowed filming anywhere other than Atlanta.

“This is where I was born and raised at,” said Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams, a 22-year standup comedy veteran and West End native. “This is what I manifested.”

The Emmy-nominated series is based on her comedy and life story. Ms. Pat plays a suburban mother who experiences a culture shock after relocating to a conservative, majority-white town in Indiana.