A solid eight years have passed since fans bid farewell to One Tree Hill. While the cast has gone on to do great things in their respective careers, many viewers can’t help but wonder about James Lafferty.
The good news is that Lafferty is actually doing phenomenally well. Not only has he enjoyed success on numerous television projects over the years, but he’s also getting ready to tie the knot.
James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton and Lee Norris | Gregg DeGuire/WireImage James Lafferty opens up about life after ‘One Tree Hill’
Lafferty captured the hearts of fans during his remarkable nine-season run as Nathan Scott on One Tree Hill. For nearly a decade, he was an emblematic fixture on the show, subsequently adorning locker doors and bedroom walls across the country.
However, he experienced a reality check after One Tree Hill ended. Like his character Jeremy, Lafferty acknowledged being...
The good news is that Lafferty is actually doing phenomenally well. Not only has he enjoyed success on numerous television projects over the years, but he’s also getting ready to tie the knot.
James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton and Lee Norris | Gregg DeGuire/WireImage James Lafferty opens up about life after ‘One Tree Hill’
Lafferty captured the hearts of fans during his remarkable nine-season run as Nathan Scott on One Tree Hill. For nearly a decade, he was an emblematic fixture on the show, subsequently adorning locker doors and bedroom walls across the country.
However, he experienced a reality check after One Tree Hill ended. Like his character Jeremy, Lafferty acknowledged being...
- 8/5/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Amazon Studios and George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse acquired in a six-against seven-figure deal screen rights to Hot Dog Money: Inside the Biggest Scandal in the History of College Sports. Book was written by Guy Lawson, whose Rolling Stone article “Arms and the Dudes” became the Todd Phillips’ movie War Dogs at Warner Bros, whose New York Times Magazine article “Ice Pack” has been adapted for Will Ferrell at Sony, his Rs article Oxy-Gen is being adapted at MGM for Pete Davidson, and other true-crime reporting spread around town.
Lawson spent two years working secretly with Marty Blazer, the ex-manager whose cooperation as a confidential informant with the FBI resulted in a 2017 ESPN live broadcast with prosecutors from the Southern District of New York successfully bringing charges against managers, coaches and schools for corruption in the NCAA. It’s similar to what Nick Pileggi had with Henry Hill...
Lawson spent two years working secretly with Marty Blazer, the ex-manager whose cooperation as a confidential informant with the FBI resulted in a 2017 ESPN live broadcast with prosecutors from the Southern District of New York successfully bringing charges against managers, coaches and schools for corruption in the NCAA. It’s similar to what Nick Pileggi had with Henry Hill...
- 11/7/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The Right Stuff‘s astronauts have been grounded by mission control: Disney+ has cancelled the space drama after just one season, according to our sister site Deadline. Producers Warner Bros. Television are reportedly shopping the series to other networks, though, with TNT and HBO Max said to be in the mix.
An adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book, the Nat Geo-produced series chronicles the early days of the United States’ NASA program and the lives of America’s first astronauts, who became known as the Mercury Seven. The first season starred Patrick J. Adams (Suits) as John Glenn, Jake McDorman...
An adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book, the Nat Geo-produced series chronicles the early days of the United States’ NASA program and the lives of America’s first astronauts, who became known as the Mercury Seven. The first season starred Patrick J. Adams (Suits) as John Glenn, Jake McDorman...
- 4/3/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Disney+ has opted not to order a second season of space race series The Right Stuff. The Mercury 7 period drama, starring Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman, originated at National Geographic before launching as a Disney+ original last October. It is Disney+’s first scripted series cancellation.
Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind The Right Stuff, is shopping it to other outlets, with WarnerMedia siblings TNT and HBO Max considered logical potential targets. I hear the options on the cast expire tomorrow, and Wbtv has asked for a two-week extension while the efforts to find a new home continue.
There is a major incentive for Wbtv and parent WarnerMedia to try and keep The Right Stuff going — in November, the series, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, was given $13.7 million to move from Florida to California for Season 2, the fourth-highest relocating incentive ever awarded under the Cfc program.
Warner Bros. Television, the studio behind The Right Stuff, is shopping it to other outlets, with WarnerMedia siblings TNT and HBO Max considered logical potential targets. I hear the options on the cast expire tomorrow, and Wbtv has asked for a two-week extension while the efforts to find a new home continue.
There is a major incentive for Wbtv and parent WarnerMedia to try and keep The Right Stuff going — in November, the series, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, was given $13.7 million to move from Florida to California for Season 2, the fourth-highest relocating incentive ever awarded under the Cfc program.
- 4/3/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
This week on The Mandalorian, what was supposed to be a simple (if slow) “taxi” ride wound up having Mando & Co. bugging out!
Speeder biking through the desert after last week’s adventure, Mando and his ride got clotheslined by a trap set by a trio of thieves. Mando slugged it out with two of the bandits, while the third held Baby Yoda at knifepoint. Mando warned the diminutive thief that if it so much as left a mark on the Child, there’d be no place in the galaxy for it to hide. He then struck a bargain, trading...
Speeder biking through the desert after last week’s adventure, Mando and his ride got clotheslined by a trap set by a trio of thieves. Mando slugged it out with two of the bandits, while the third held Baby Yoda at knifepoint. Mando warned the diminutive thief that if it so much as left a mark on the Child, there’d be no place in the galaxy for it to hide. He then struck a bargain, trading...
- 11/6/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The Right Stuff has selected its first three astronauts to take flight, and unfortunately for Mercury Seven hopeful Scott Carpenter, he wasn’t among the chosen trio in this past Friday’s episode of the Disney+ drama.
With Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom and John Glenn picked to head into space, in that order, it “absolutely” changes Scott’s trajectory, his portrayer James Lafferty tells TVLine. “I think all of the astronauts were hoping that they would be first, or at least that they would be in that top three. And so for Scott, specifically, I think once those first three are chosen,...
With Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom and John Glenn picked to head into space, in that order, it “absolutely” changes Scott’s trajectory, his portrayer James Lafferty tells TVLine. “I think all of the astronauts were hoping that they would be first, or at least that they would be in that top three. And so for Scott, specifically, I think once those first three are chosen,...
- 11/1/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
History isn't always pleasant to relive, whether professional or personal, and The Right Stuff Season 1 Episode 4 nailed that idea.
While China and Russia were running rings around the US space program in the '50s, the US ultimately turned to Nazi Wernher von Braun to get them to the next step.
Them. Us. Them is us. The Americans recruited a Nazi, who built missiles that Germany used against Britain and other countries during World War II.
That's not very pleasant to think about, but it's 2020 now, and people who do terrible things often get a pass, so why not a Nazi in the '50s, right?
As this is a Disney endeavor, I don't know that they'll reveal much more than a few pointed comments about von Braun getting called Nazi. And, since von Braun is dead, we can't really ask him how it went down. Did he feel...
While China and Russia were running rings around the US space program in the '50s, the US ultimately turned to Nazi Wernher von Braun to get them to the next step.
Them. Us. Them is us. The Americans recruited a Nazi, who built missiles that Germany used against Britain and other countries during World War II.
That's not very pleasant to think about, but it's 2020 now, and people who do terrible things often get a pass, so why not a Nazi in the '50s, right?
As this is a Disney endeavor, I don't know that they'll reveal much more than a few pointed comments about von Braun getting called Nazi. And, since von Braun is dead, we can't really ask him how it went down. Did he feel...
- 10/23/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
What’s worse than wearing white to a wedding? Well, if you’re one of the Mercury 7 wives, wearing a bold floral print to a photoshoot where all the other women have agreed to dress plainly.
That’s what happens in Episode 3 of Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” when Scott Carpenter’s wife, Rene Carpenter (played by Jade Albany Pietrantonio), shows up the other gals. Imagine the side-eye just before the flash.
But did it really happen? Yes, the platinum blonde Mrs. Carpenter arrived at the wives’ Mercury space capsule photoshoot wearing a sleeveless red floral dress, breaking the dress-code rules, as the other women were dressed in their assigned solid colors: pink, yellow, blue and white.
Readers can see the original photo from the shoot in question, which was done by Life magazine, here.
Rene Carpenter, who later divorced Scott Carpenter (played by James Lafferty in the Disney+ series...
That’s what happens in Episode 3 of Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” when Scott Carpenter’s wife, Rene Carpenter (played by Jade Albany Pietrantonio), shows up the other gals. Imagine the side-eye just before the flash.
But did it really happen? Yes, the platinum blonde Mrs. Carpenter arrived at the wives’ Mercury space capsule photoshoot wearing a sleeveless red floral dress, breaking the dress-code rules, as the other women were dressed in their assigned solid colors: pink, yellow, blue and white.
Readers can see the original photo from the shoot in question, which was done by Life magazine, here.
Rene Carpenter, who later divorced Scott Carpenter (played by James Lafferty in the Disney+ series...
- 10/17/2020
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Last week, Disney+ launched its new series, The Right Stuff, based on the best-selling book and award-winning movie of the same name. The Right Stuff series dramatizes the experiences of the test pilots chosen to be the first Americans to go to space. Much of the series’s focus is on the astronomical press coverage the first astronauts received and the difficulties of the fame that accompanied it. That media coverage is the raw material used to create the documentary The Real Right Stuff, a two-hour-long special by National Geographic featuring rare footage and interviews. The documentary will air Friday, Nov. 20, the same day as the series’s final episode.
Disney+ has given Den of Geek an exclusive first look.
The Real Right Stuff gives The Right Stuff the “Jennings Treatment.” Award-winning filmmaker Tom Jennings has a history of digging up rare footage to put together narrator-less documentaries composed of...
Disney+ has given Den of Geek an exclusive first look.
The Real Right Stuff gives The Right Stuff the “Jennings Treatment.” Award-winning filmmaker Tom Jennings has a history of digging up rare footage to put together narrator-less documentaries composed of...
- 10/14/2020
- by Chris Longo
- Den of Geek
New series The Right Stuff, now streaming on Disney+, tells the incredible tale of
America's first astronauts
. Called the Mercury 7, the seven astronauts and their families became instant celebrities as they took part in the historic Project Mercury, each competing to become the first man in space. Launched into both fame and danger, the Mercury 7 would go down in history as fighters, go-getters, and risk-takers, all eventually flying into space. However, in the end, their destinies turned out to be very different.
Why Did NASA Start Project Mercury?
In 1958, during one of the most intense moments of the Cold War, the newly formed NASA was forced to go big or go home when it came to the space race. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, shocking the world with the idea of American technological inferiority. And although NASA was the first to launch a nonhuman...
America's first astronauts
. Called the Mercury 7, the seven astronauts and their families became instant celebrities as they took part in the historic Project Mercury, each competing to become the first man in space. Launched into both fame and danger, the Mercury 7 would go down in history as fighters, go-getters, and risk-takers, all eventually flying into space. However, in the end, their destinies turned out to be very different.
Why Did NASA Start Project Mercury?
In 1958, during one of the most intense moments of the Cold War, the newly formed NASA was forced to go big or go home when it came to the space race. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, shocking the world with the idea of American technological inferiority. And although NASA was the first to launch a nonhuman...
- 10/12/2020
- by Camila Barbeito
- Popsugar.com
Disney+ blasted off into space — or at least prepared to — with Friday’s premiere of the Mercury Seven series The Right Stuff. But are you along for the flight?
Before you chime in with your thoughts, a brief recap of the first half of the two-episode premiere and its major players: The drama begins with a tension-filled scene on May 5, 1961, aka the day the first American man would be launched into space. Astronaut Alan Shepard (played by Limitless‘ Jake McDorman) accuses his Mercury Seven teammate John Glenn (Suits‘ Patrick J. Adams) of going behind his back.
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Before you chime in with your thoughts, a brief recap of the first half of the two-episode premiere and its major players: The drama begins with a tension-filled scene on May 5, 1961, aka the day the first American man would be launched into space. Astronaut Alan Shepard (played by Limitless‘ Jake McDorman) accuses his Mercury Seven teammate John Glenn (Suits‘ Patrick J. Adams) of going behind his back.
More from TVLineThe Right Stuff's Patrick J.
- 10/10/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
In Disney+’s limited series “The Right Stuff,” NASA pulls in the very best test pilots from each branch of the armed forces in the late 1950s in an effort to select who will be the first American to go into outer space. Eventually, the upstart program narrows down its list to seven men, a group that would be dubbed the Mercury 7. The search started with a hell of a lot more than seven, however — and they all had one thing in common.
In Episode 1, titled “Sierra Hotel,” we follow Gordon Cooper to a lobby desk at a hotel near Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. There, he checks in under a pseudonym, “Bill Baker.”
“Not only do you all have the same name, you all look the same too,” the front desk clerk says, producing a sign-in book full of “Bill Baker” signatures.
We then see all the...
In Episode 1, titled “Sierra Hotel,” we follow Gordon Cooper to a lobby desk at a hotel near Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. There, he checks in under a pseudonym, “Bill Baker.”
“Not only do you all have the same name, you all look the same too,” the front desk clerk says, producing a sign-in book full of “Bill Baker” signatures.
We then see all the...
- 10/9/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
A new TV adaptation of “The Right Stuff” is set to premiere on Disney+ this Friday, Oct. 9, with two episodes. The drama series is based on Tom Wolfe‘s 1979 bestseller about the Mercury Seven astronauts, who were hailed as heroes for being pioneers in space travel. The first season of “The Right Stuff” will run for eight episodes and takes place in 1958 at the height of the Cold War. Each season will focus on a new mission that eventually culminated with the historic moon landing.
Wolfe’s carefully researched book won the National Book Award for Nonfiction while the 1983 film version, directed by Philip Kaufman, earned eight Oscar nominations including a Best Picture bid. It won four Academy Awards for film editing, score, sound and sound effects editing.
The cast of the series, which is the first from NatGeo to stream on Disney+, includes a bevy of TV regulars: Jake McDorman...
Wolfe’s carefully researched book won the National Book Award for Nonfiction while the 1983 film version, directed by Philip Kaufman, earned eight Oscar nominations including a Best Picture bid. It won four Academy Awards for film editing, score, sound and sound effects editing.
The cast of the series, which is the first from NatGeo to stream on Disney+, includes a bevy of TV regulars: Jake McDorman...
- 10/7/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
This The Right Stuff review contains no spoilers.
It’s impossible to see The Right Stuff, Disney+’s new drama series about NASA’s Mercury 7 astronauts, and not think about the award-winning 1983 film of the same name, but those comparisons don’t do this streaming series version any favors. Where the film is widely and rightly lauded for its authentic and ultimately inspiring depiction of the real lives behind the men who pioneered the U.S. space program, the small-screen version of The Right Stuff never gets off the ground.
On paper, I almost always enjoy an uplifting tale of humanity’s infinite possibility to do and be better than we have been, and regularly weep over stories about our collective ability to work together to achieve great things. Space stories are a particularly potent example of both of those things, as humans look toward the stars and risk their...
It’s impossible to see The Right Stuff, Disney+’s new drama series about NASA’s Mercury 7 astronauts, and not think about the award-winning 1983 film of the same name, but those comparisons don’t do this streaming series version any favors. Where the film is widely and rightly lauded for its authentic and ultimately inspiring depiction of the real lives behind the men who pioneered the U.S. space program, the small-screen version of The Right Stuff never gets off the ground.
On paper, I almost always enjoy an uplifting tale of humanity’s infinite possibility to do and be better than we have been, and regularly weep over stories about our collective ability to work together to achieve great things. Space stories are a particularly potent example of both of those things, as humans look toward the stars and risk their...
- 10/6/2020
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
What a great time to be a NASA nerd and a space-geek. The globe has witnessed America’s return to space with SpaceX’s Falcon 9, and soon we will return to the Moon in the spaceship Artemis. With the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. We will collaborate with our commercial and international partners and establish sustainable exploration by the end of the decade. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars.
Now Disney+ Original Series The Right Stuff about America’s first astronauts will premiere with a two-parter on Friday, October 9.
Based on the bestselling book by Tom Wolfe, the eight-episode season is an inspirational look at the early days of the U.
Now Disney+ Original Series The Right Stuff about America’s first astronauts will premiere with a two-parter on Friday, October 9.
Based on the bestselling book by Tom Wolfe, the eight-episode season is an inspirational look at the early days of the U.
- 8/20/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In an interesting turn of events, National Geographic’s television series adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff became a Disney+ streaming offering, reviving the seemingly-abandoned cultural attribute of wonder and optimism.
Nat Geo, which went into development on the 8-episode television adaptation of The Right Stuff back in 2017, made the move this past May to export its scripted original to Disney+, setting a fall release window. The series will, of course, live up as the namesake of Wolfe’s 1979 novel and director Philip Kaufman’s iconic 1983 movie by chronicling the Space Race-era story of NASA’s 1958-1963 Project Mercury, specifically the lives of the pioneering astronauts who endeavored to reach farther than ever past the atmosphere, becoming celebrities in what could be considered America’s first reality show.
In the latest news, Disney+’s The Right Stuff now has a specific release date charted. You can also check...
Nat Geo, which went into development on the 8-episode television adaptation of The Right Stuff back in 2017, made the move this past May to export its scripted original to Disney+, setting a fall release window. The series will, of course, live up as the namesake of Wolfe’s 1979 novel and director Philip Kaufman’s iconic 1983 movie by chronicling the Space Race-era story of NASA’s 1958-1963 Project Mercury, specifically the lives of the pioneering astronauts who endeavored to reach farther than ever past the atmosphere, becoming celebrities in what could be considered America’s first reality show.
In the latest news, Disney+’s The Right Stuff now has a specific release date charted. You can also check...
- 8/20/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
Updated, 7:15 Am: Disney+ has set an October premiere date for National Geographic Channel’s The Right Stuff. The period drama, starring Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman, will launch with a two-episode premiere on Friday, October 9. Based on the bestselling book by Tom Wolfe, the eight-episode season looks at the early days of the U.S. Space Program and tells the story of America’s first astronauts, the Mercury 7. The Right Stuff is produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television.
Previous, May 5 Exclusive: National Geographic Channel’s upcoming series The Right Stuff will become a Disney+ original. The period drama, starring Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman, will premiere in the fall under the Nat Geo brand on the SVOD platform. Adapted from Tom Wolfe’bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program, The Right Stuff is produced by...
Previous, May 5 Exclusive: National Geographic Channel’s upcoming series The Right Stuff will become a Disney+ original. The period drama, starring Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman, will premiere in the fall under the Nat Geo brand on the SVOD platform. Adapted from Tom Wolfe’bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program, The Right Stuff is produced by...
- 8/20/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The Right Stuff will no longer take flight on National Geographic.
The series has been moved to streamer Disney+ ahead of a fall debut.
Eight episodes have been ordered of the scripted adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program.
The show takes clear-eyed look at what would become America's first "reality show," as ambitious astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that could kill them or make them immortal.
The two men at the center of the story are Major John Glenn, a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles, portrayed by Patrick J. Adams (Suits), and Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard, one of the best test pilots in Navy history, portrayed by Jake McDorman.
At the height of the Cold War in 1959, the Soviet Union dominates the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline,...
The series has been moved to streamer Disney+ ahead of a fall debut.
Eight episodes have been ordered of the scripted adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program.
The show takes clear-eyed look at what would become America's first "reality show," as ambitious astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that could kill them or make them immortal.
The two men at the center of the story are Major John Glenn, a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles, portrayed by Patrick J. Adams (Suits), and Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard, one of the best test pilots in Navy history, portrayed by Jake McDorman.
At the height of the Cold War in 1959, the Soviet Union dominates the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline,...
- 5/6/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The Right Stuff has found a new launching pad.
Disney+ announced on Tuesday that the eight-episode scripted adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program, will debut on the streaming service this fall, after being developed for sister network Nat Geo.
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The two men at the center of the story are Major John Glenn,...
Disney+ announced on Tuesday that the eight-episode scripted adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the U.S. space program, will debut on the streaming service this fall, after being developed for sister network Nat Geo.
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The two men at the center of the story are Major John Glenn,...
- 5/5/2020
- TVLine.com
NatGeo’s upcoming historical drama “The Right Stuff” has been moved over to Disney+, where it will debut this fall.
An adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s iconic, bestselling book of the same name, the scripted series stars Jake McDorman as Alan Shepard, Patrick J. Adams as John Glenn and Colin O’Donoghue as Gordo Cooper. The book tells the true story of Nasa’s Project Mercury and the crew known as the Mercury 7.
The rest of the crew is rounded out by Aaron Staton as Wally Schirra, James Lafferty as Scott Carpenter, Micah Stock as Deke Slayton, and Michael Trotter as Gus Grissom.
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“This true story of scientific innovation and human perseverance could not be more timely,” said Courteney Monroe, president, National Geographic Global Television Networks. “National Geographic’s ‘The Right Stuff’ is an aspirational story about exploration,...
An adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s iconic, bestselling book of the same name, the scripted series stars Jake McDorman as Alan Shepard, Patrick J. Adams as John Glenn and Colin O’Donoghue as Gordo Cooper. The book tells the true story of Nasa’s Project Mercury and the crew known as the Mercury 7.
The rest of the crew is rounded out by Aaron Staton as Wally Schirra, James Lafferty as Scott Carpenter, Micah Stock as Deke Slayton, and Michael Trotter as Gus Grissom.
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“This true story of scientific innovation and human perseverance could not be more timely,” said Courteney Monroe, president, National Geographic Global Television Networks. “National Geographic’s ‘The Right Stuff’ is an aspirational story about exploration,...
- 5/5/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Jade Albany[/link], who starred in Amazon original American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, has scored recurring roles in Nat Geo’s The Right Stuff and Paramount Network’s 68 Whiskey.
The actress, who recently booked a role in Netflix’s Japanese drama The Naked Director, will play Rene Carpenter in The Right Stuff. Rene is the glamorous wife of Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter, a savvy and confident woman who ultimately becomes a television personality. The series, which is an adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s book, stars Jake McDorman as Alan Shepard, Patrick J. Adams as John Glenn and Colin O’Donoghue as Gordo Cooper. The series, which launches in 2020 on Nat Geo, is executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson of Appian Way, Mark Lafferty as showrunner, and Will Staples.
In Paramount Network’s 68 Whiskey, she plays Cassola, a lieutenant from the Italian army and nurse who...
The actress, who recently booked a role in Netflix’s Japanese drama The Naked Director, will play Rene Carpenter in The Right Stuff. Rene is the glamorous wife of Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter, a savvy and confident woman who ultimately becomes a television personality. The series, which is an adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s book, stars Jake McDorman as Alan Shepard, Patrick J. Adams as John Glenn and Colin O’Donoghue as Gordo Cooper. The series, which launches in 2020 on Nat Geo, is executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson of Appian Way, Mark Lafferty as showrunner, and Will Staples.
In Paramount Network’s 68 Whiskey, she plays Cassola, a lieutenant from the Italian army and nurse who...
- 10/11/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
National Geographic’s space race just recruited a few more participants. Jake McDorman (Murphy Brown) and Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones) are among six actors newly cast in The Right Stuff, the cabler’s upcoming Nasa drama.
Adapted from Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book of the same name, The Right Stuff tells the story of Nasa’s Project Mercury, which ignited a space race with the Soviets and made instant celebrities of the Mercury Seven, a group of the military’s test pilots. “At the heart of a historic drama populated by deeply human characters,” the logline reads, “two archrivals — Maj.
Adapted from Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book of the same name, The Right Stuff tells the story of Nasa’s Project Mercury, which ignited a space race with the Soviets and made instant celebrities of the Mercury Seven, a group of the military’s test pilots. “At the heart of a historic drama populated by deeply human characters,” the logline reads, “two archrivals — Maj.
- 6/14/2019
- TVLine.com
Jake McDorman and Joe Dempsie have joined “The Right Stuff,” Nat Geo’s historical drama based on Tom Wolfe’s best-selling nonfiction book of the same name that tells the true story of Nasa’s Project Mercury
The two join Patrick J. Adams, who is playing astronaut John Glenn. Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, Micah Stock and James Lafferty round out the rest of the Mercury Seven.
Using Wolfe’s book as its starting point, the first season of “The Right Stuff” 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. These individuals, who come to be known as the Mercury Seven, are forged into heroes long before they have achieved a single heroic act.
The two join Patrick J. Adams, who is playing astronaut John Glenn. Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter, Micah Stock and James Lafferty round out the rest of the Mercury Seven.
Using Wolfe’s book as its starting point, the first season of “The Right Stuff” 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. These individuals, who come to be known as the Mercury Seven, are forged into heroes long before they have achieved a single heroic act.
- 6/14/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Jake McDorman (What We Do in the Shadows) and Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones) are set to star opposite Patrick J. Adams in National Geographic’s scripted series The Right Stuff, based on Tom Wolfe’s best-selling nonfiction book. They will play three of the seven astronauts who comprised the famed Mercury Seven. Cast as the remaining four are Aaron Staton (Narcos: Mexico), Michael Trotter (Underground), Micah Stock (Escape at Dannemora) and James Lafferty (Castle Rock).
The Right Stuff, from Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, takes a look at what would become America’s first “reality show,” as ambitious astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that either will kill them or make them immortal in the quest to be a part of Project Mercury.
Adams plays Maj. John Glenn, a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles; McDorman portrays Alan Shepard,...
The Right Stuff, from Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, takes a look at what would become America’s first “reality show,” as ambitious astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that either will kill them or make them immortal in the quest to be a part of Project Mercury.
Adams plays Maj. John Glenn, a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles; McDorman portrays Alan Shepard,...
- 6/14/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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