<P> The film was originally titled A Little Mermaid . Filming took place in Georgia, in 2016 . </P> <P> A trailer for the film debuted in March 2017 and generated over 30 million views in two weeks time . </P> <P> In May 2017, it was reported that the film had been picked up for distribution by Netflix and would debut on the streaming service sometime during summer 2018 . </P>

When does the live action little mermaid come out