country music singer-songwriter Jerome Walton, MLB player, 1989 Rookie of the Year Marie Robinson Wright (1853–1914), journalist, traveler, historian, author William C. Wright, congressman (1918–1933) Steve Young, pioneer country rock musician Television and movies The ABC television series October Road was filmed in Newnan, but is set in the fictional town of Knights Ridge, Massachusetts. The TV movie Murder in Coweta County (1983), based on the book by Margaret Anne Barnes, chronicles actual events that occurred around 1948. The NBC series I'll Fly Away was filmed in Newnan from 1991 to 1993. The 1995 movie Fluke was filmed in Newnan. Pet Sematary Two (1992) The 1979 movie The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (Uno sceriffo extraterrestre... poco extra e molto terrestre) with Bud Spencer takes place and was filmed in Newnan. The Walking Dead TV series has several scenes filmed in Newnan, including Newnan High School and Sonrise Baptist Church. The Netflix TV series Insatiable was filmed in Newnan. Zombieland (2009) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) The Founder (2016) The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) Lovecraft Country (2019) References External links City of Newnan official website Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Coweta County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) 1828 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)