Donald Glover is coming back to TV in a comedy about Atlanta's rap scene

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Sandra Gonzalez
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Donald Glover is coming back to TV in a comedy about Atlanta's rap scene
Donald Glover, seen here at the New Look Wireless Festival in London, is taking his musical skills to FX. Credit: WUF/Splash News/Corbis

Classes at Greendale might be over for Donald Glover, but the actor has officially lined up his next gig.

FX said Thursday that it has picked up 10 episodes of Atlanta, a comedy created by and starring the Community alum. The series will follow two cousins who work their way up through the city's rap scene.

Brian Tyree Henry (The Knick), Lakeith Lee Stanfield (Dope) and Zazie Beetz have also been cast.

Glover is set to serve as an executive producer alongside Paul Simms and Dianne McGunigle.

In the role, Glover will be able to flex the musical muscles that earned him two Grammy nominations in 2014 for his work on his Childish Gambino album Because the Internet.

“Atlanta draws on Donald’s considerable talents as a musician, actor and writer to give us something unique,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming for FX Networks and Productions.

Atlanta will be produced by FX Productions and air on FX in 2016.

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