The Right Stuff (2020)

10/09/2020 (US) • 45m

Drama

The race to be first in space.

Overview

At the height of the Cold War, newly formed NASA selects seven of the military’s best test pilots to become astronauts. Competing to be the first in space, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope.

Top Billed Cast

Jake McDorman

Alan Shephard

8 Episodes

Patrick J. Adams

John Glenn

8 Episodes

Colin O'Donoghue

Gordon Cooper

8 Episodes

Eloise Mumford

Trudy Cooper

8 Episodes

James Lafferty

Scott Carpenter

8 Episodes

Nora Zehetner

Annie Glenn

8 Episodes

Eric Ladin

Chris Kraft

8 Episodes

Patrick Fischler

Bob Gilruth

8 Episodes

Aaron Staton

Wally Schirra

8 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2020 | 8 Episodes

The first season starts at the height of the Cold War. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the U.S. government conceives of NASA’s Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets and making instant celebrities of a handful of the military’s adrenaline-fueled test pilots.

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Status

Canceled

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

based on novel or book

nasa

cold war

astronaut

historical

space race

historical drama

1960s

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