The legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager took Philip Kaufman, the writer/director of the lauded 1983 space race epic “The Right Stuff,” for a ride in his plane during production. And at one point the man who broke the sound barrier in 1947 turned over the controls to Kaufman as he also turned off the engine. “He thought it would scare me being one of the ‘Hollywood’ guys,” Kaufman told me in a 2003 L.A. Times interview. “I just sort of looked at him and smiled, because I knew there was something blessed about this man. The funny thing about Yeager is that he would drive out to the sets, particularly in the high desert, and he would not go above the speed limit. He was the fastest man alive, but he wouldn’t go over 55 because he knew how dangerous it was on the highway”
Barbara Hershey, who played Yeager’s wife Glennis,...
Barbara Hershey, who played Yeager’s wife Glennis,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
64 years after its debut on CBS, no series has been able to match the consistency of quality or the rigorousness of thought that Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone" demonstrated over its five stellar seasons. For many, the series' most memorable episodes set us on edge via science fiction or straight-up horror elements, but Serling and his roster of first-rate writers could be just as brilliant when using nothing but plain old reality to freak us out.
The Red Scare metaphor "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is probably the finest example of this (especially in an era where a massive blackout could easily plunge millions of technology reliant humans into utter chaos), but it's closely followed by the pilot episode that established the series as a one-of-a-kind mindf***. Written by Serling himself, "Where Is Everybody?" sets up as a post-apocalyptic nightmare. Earl Holliman plays an amnesiac who finds...
The Red Scare metaphor "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" is probably the finest example of this (especially in an era where a massive blackout could easily plunge millions of technology reliant humans into utter chaos), but it's closely followed by the pilot episode that established the series as a one-of-a-kind mindf***. Written by Serling himself, "Where Is Everybody?" sets up as a post-apocalyptic nightmare. Earl Holliman plays an amnesiac who finds...
- 9/5/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Jake McDorman Joins Betty Gilpin in ‘Mrs. Davis’ Peacock Series From Tara Hernandez & Damon Lindelof
Jake McDorman has been tapped as the male lead opposite Betty Gilpin in Mrs. Davis, Peacock’s new drama series written and executive produced by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof and produced by Warner Bros. Television, where both Hernandez and Lindelof are under overall deals..
Mrs. Davis is described as an exploration of faith versus technology — an epic battle of biblical and binary proportions
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Gilpin will play a nun who goes to battle against an all-powerful artificial intelligence. McDorman will play Gilpin’s rebellious ex, who also has a personal vendetta against the Algorithm.
In addition to co-writing and executive producing Mrs. Davis with Lindelof, Hernandez serves as showrunner. Emmy-winning director Owen Harris will direct and executive produce multiple episodes, including the first one. Eugene Kelly also has joined as executive producer.
McDorman will be seen in the upcoming Paramount+ film Jerry and Marge Go Large...
Mrs. Davis is described as an exploration of faith versus technology — an epic battle of biblical and binary proportions
Peacock Pilots & Series Orders
Gilpin will play a nun who goes to battle against an all-powerful artificial intelligence. McDorman will play Gilpin’s rebellious ex, who also has a personal vendetta against the Algorithm.
In addition to co-writing and executive producing Mrs. Davis with Lindelof, Hernandez serves as showrunner. Emmy-winning director Owen Harris will direct and executive produce multiple episodes, including the first one. Eugene Kelly also has joined as executive producer.
McDorman will be seen in the upcoming Paramount+ film Jerry and Marge Go Large...
- 5/9/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Good Morning America co-host Michael Strahan was the latest celebrity figure to be given a ticket to ride on a Blue Origin space mission Saturday, in what is undoubtedly a promotional opportunity for Jeff Bezos’ venture.
ABC News covered the mission live, along with cable news networks, and the network plans a special later on Saturday on its streaming channel ABC News Live.
The six-member crew included Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the oldest daughter of Alan Shepard, who in 1961 was the first American to fly into space. The New Shepard rocket is named after her father.
The coverage captured the moment that Strahan and the rest of the crew exited the capsule, greeted by Bezos.
“It’s unreal,” Strahan could be heard telling Bezos, and the excited crew gave each other hugs.
The Amazon founder was part of the first human Blue Origin mission earlier this year. In the second spaceflight,...
ABC News covered the mission live, along with cable news networks, and the network plans a special later on Saturday on its streaming channel ABC News Live.
The six-member crew included Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the oldest daughter of Alan Shepard, who in 1961 was the first American to fly into space. The New Shepard rocket is named after her father.
The coverage captured the moment that Strahan and the rest of the crew exited the capsule, greeted by Bezos.
“It’s unreal,” Strahan could be heard telling Bezos, and the excited crew gave each other hugs.
The Amazon founder was part of the first human Blue Origin mission earlier this year. In the second spaceflight,...
- 12/11/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeff Bezos’ next Blue Origin space flight has announced its crew.
Among the six people blasting off into space is “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan, in addition to five other passengers. Strahan made the announcement on Tuesday morning’s “GMA.”
Blue Origin’s next flight is scheduled for December 9. The other space-faring crew members are Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, who was the first American astronaut to enter space; venture capitalist Lane Bess and his son, Cameron; investor Evan Dick; and Dylan Taylor, CEO of Voyager Space.
The upcoming launch will be the first time a Blue Origin flight has operated at full capacity with six passengers. Bess and his son will also make history as the first parent and child to go into space together.
This will be the third Blue Origin flight this year, following a July debut that brought Bezos to space...
Among the six people blasting off into space is “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan, in addition to five other passengers. Strahan made the announcement on Tuesday morning’s “GMA.”
Blue Origin’s next flight is scheduled for December 9. The other space-faring crew members are Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, who was the first American astronaut to enter space; venture capitalist Lane Bess and his son, Cameron; investor Evan Dick; and Dylan Taylor, CEO of Voyager Space.
The upcoming launch will be the first time a Blue Origin flight has operated at full capacity with six passengers. Bess and his son will also make history as the first parent and child to go into space together.
This will be the third Blue Origin flight this year, following a July debut that brought Bezos to space...
- 11/23/2021
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan will be on the next Blue Origin spaceflight as a crew member, he announced on the show on Tuesday.
The flight is scheduled to take place on Dec. 9.
“I believe that this is the way of being innovative, creative, pioneers in aviation, now space travel,” Strahan said on GMA. “And it’s going to take a while but I do believe that it will bring a lot of technological breakthroughs and also innovations to us here on Earth, and I just want to be a part of it.”
GMA ran a feature segment on Strahan’s preparations, which he said started two weeks ago. The segment also featured mention of other private space ventures, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
He said that he was invited to be a member of the crew. He will receive a stipend, which...
The flight is scheduled to take place on Dec. 9.
“I believe that this is the way of being innovative, creative, pioneers in aviation, now space travel,” Strahan said on GMA. “And it’s going to take a while but I do believe that it will bring a lot of technological breakthroughs and also innovations to us here on Earth, and I just want to be a part of it.”
GMA ran a feature segment on Strahan’s preparations, which he said started two weeks ago. The segment also featured mention of other private space ventures, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
He said that he was invited to be a member of the crew. He will receive a stipend, which...
- 11/23/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jake McDorman has joined the cast of Jerry and Marge Go Large.
He’ll appear in the Paramount+ film opposite previously announced cast members Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.
Jerry and Marge Go Large is inspired by the true story of Jerry (Cranston) and Marge Selbee (Bening), a retired Michigan couple who helped revitalize their community after playing—and winning—the Massachusetts lottery.
McDorman will play Ben, the son of the film’s title characters.
Production is currently underway in Georgia, with David Frankel directing from a script by Brad Copeland.
Gil Netter is producing with Levantine Films. Amy Baer is also producing via MRC Film’s Landline Pictures. Jerry and Marge is the first film to emerge from the Landline label.
Kevin Halloran is serving as executive producer. Netter, Tory Metzger and Renee Witt from Levantine Films developed and...
He’ll appear in the Paramount+ film opposite previously announced cast members Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.
Jerry and Marge Go Large is inspired by the true story of Jerry (Cranston) and Marge Selbee (Bening), a retired Michigan couple who helped revitalize their community after playing—and winning—the Massachusetts lottery.
McDorman will play Ben, the son of the film’s title characters.
Production is currently underway in Georgia, with David Frankel directing from a script by Brad Copeland.
Gil Netter is producing with Levantine Films. Amy Baer is also producing via MRC Film’s Landline Pictures. Jerry and Marge is the first film to emerge from the Landline label.
Kevin Halloran is serving as executive producer. Netter, Tory Metzger and Renee Witt from Levantine Films developed and...
- 7/30/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Wearing earplugs, a swimsuit, and a belt made of foam rubber that cradled the small of her back, Wally Funk stretched out in the water, spread-eagle, and got comfortable. Then it hit her: She couldn’t feel a thing. She splashed some water on her face — still nothing.
Prior to getting into the sensory deprivation tank, the researchers instructed Funk to lay there as long as she could. So that’s exactly what she did — for 10 hours and 35 minutes.
“This is what they thought space travel would be like,” Funk says in a 2018 documentary.
Prior to getting into the sensory deprivation tank, the researchers instructed Funk to lay there as long as she could. So that’s exactly what she did — for 10 hours and 35 minutes.
“This is what they thought space travel would be like,” Funk says in a 2018 documentary.
- 7/20/2021
- by Elizabeth Yuko
- Rollingstone.com
Jeff Bezos, a man with an obscene amount of money who probably pays less in taxes than you, used his money to launch himself into space Tuesday, July 20th.
During a summer that’s been marred by severe weather around the globe, spurred by the increasingly drastic effects of climate change, Bezos boarded a spacecraft built by his own rocket company, Blue Origin, which launched him about 60 miles into the sky. As The Guardian recently reported, such launches spew huge amounts of heat and gas into the atmosphere, and while...
During a summer that’s been marred by severe weather around the globe, spurred by the increasingly drastic effects of climate change, Bezos boarded a spacecraft built by his own rocket company, Blue Origin, which launched him about 60 miles into the sky. As The Guardian recently reported, such launches spew huge amounts of heat and gas into the atmosphere, and while...
- 7/20/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
The eight-episode original scripted series "The Right Stuff" from National Geographic, adapting author Tom Wolfe's bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the 'Mercury 7' US space program has been canceled at Disney+ as a streaming original, after one season:
"...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' (Patrick J. Adams) a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles and 'Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard' (Jake McDorman).
"At the height of the 'Cold War' in 1959, the 'Soviet Union' dominated the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the US 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 most accomplished test pilots.
"...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' (Patrick J. Adams) a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles and 'Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard' (Jake McDorman).
"At the height of the 'Cold War' in 1959, the 'Soviet Union' dominated the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the US 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 most accomplished test pilots.
- 4/3/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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
Prior to the start of production for Nat Geo’s “The Right Stuff” (currently streaming on Disney+), costume designer Hope Hanafin did more than her fair share of research. “I re-read [Tom Wolfe‘s] novel, which I’d read when it came out,” she explains, “and then I also read every single one of the astronauts’ biographies. It was a little bit like the gospels because the same events were all there, but told from different perspectives depending on who was doing the writing. So there was a very tall reading list.” Watch Gold Derby’s interview with Hanafin above, which aired as a part of our TV Costume Designers panel.
See‘The Right Stuff’ showrunner Mark Lafferty on why it’s so important to ‘tell this story now’
“The Right Stuff” tells the story of the American astronauts who trained to be the first humans to enter outer space.
See‘The Right Stuff’ showrunner Mark Lafferty on why it’s so important to ‘tell this story now’
“The Right Stuff” tells the story of the American astronauts who trained to be the first humans to enter outer space.
- 12/8/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The Disney+ series, The Right Stuff, is about trailblazers, but as a TV show, it stands in a crowd.
Shows about astronauts and space agencies seem to be back in vogue because For All Mankind, Space Force, Away, and Moonbase 8 made their debuts, too.
Mega franchises, Star Trek and Star Wars continue to boldly go and explore a galaxy far, far away.
And since the 1983 film version is beloved and iconic, the comparisons between the two were inevitable.
Yet, as I was watching The Right Stuff, I wasn't comparing it to any of those other shows or the film. What I kept being reminded of, and wanted to watch instead, was HBO's From The Earth To The Moon.
Produced by Ron Howard and Tom Hanks (who also directed and acted in it), From The Earth To The Moon was HBO's 1998 mini-series chronicling the U.S. space program from NASA's reaction...
Shows about astronauts and space agencies seem to be back in vogue because For All Mankind, Space Force, Away, and Moonbase 8 made their debuts, too.
Mega franchises, Star Trek and Star Wars continue to boldly go and explore a galaxy far, far away.
And since the 1983 film version is beloved and iconic, the comparisons between the two were inevitable.
Yet, as I was watching The Right Stuff, I wasn't comparing it to any of those other shows or the film. What I kept being reminded of, and wanted to watch instead, was HBO's From The Earth To The Moon.
Produced by Ron Howard and Tom Hanks (who also directed and acted in it), From The Earth To The Moon was HBO's 1998 mini-series chronicling the U.S. space program from NASA's reaction...
- 11/27/2020
- by Becca Newton
- TVfanatic
Ever since his father handed him a copy of Tom Wolfe’s seminal book “The Right Stuff,” Patrick J. Adams has been in love with the idea of going to space.
As a young teenager, Adams devoured Wolfe’s retelling of how a scrappy new federal agency called NASA recruited seven military pilots in the late 1950s to be the first American men to travel into space — known as the Mercury Seven. He subsequently read everything else he could about the space race, in print and online, not to mention watching the Oscar-winning 1983 feature adaptation of Wolfe’s book starring Ed Harris and Scott Glenn. And now?
“If I had the money to put my down payment on a Virgin Galactic flight, I would do it immediately,” Adams says.
So, when the actor, fresh from his seven-year run on the hit USA drama “Suits,” heard that National Geographic was mounting...
As a young teenager, Adams devoured Wolfe’s retelling of how a scrappy new federal agency called NASA recruited seven military pilots in the late 1950s to be the first American men to travel into space — known as the Mercury Seven. He subsequently read everything else he could about the space race, in print and online, not to mention watching the Oscar-winning 1983 feature adaptation of Wolfe’s book starring Ed Harris and Scott Glenn. And now?
“If I had the money to put my down payment on a Virgin Galactic flight, I would do it immediately,” Adams says.
So, when the actor, fresh from his seven-year run on the hit USA drama “Suits,” heard that National Geographic was mounting...
- 11/19/2020
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
In our continuing coverage for the Disney+ series, The Right Stuff, we had a chance to chat with Michael Trotter, who is embodying astronaut Gus Grissom in the new series.
Michael's most recognized television role was in the Wgn America series, Underground, so he's got a tie to historical productions.
Get to know him a little better in our interview, and be sure to watch The Right Stuff on Disney+ on Fridays!
So tell me, how did you first get involved with The Right Stuff?
Well, it came to me through the pretty traditional system of just getting an appointment for it. Funny enough, though, I actually wasn't in town. There's an old adage when it comes to acting, when things are slow, book a trip out of town and you'll probably get an audition.
I mean, I wasn't going by that, per se, but I had had a trip...
Michael's most recognized television role was in the Wgn America series, Underground, so he's got a tie to historical productions.
Get to know him a little better in our interview, and be sure to watch The Right Stuff on Disney+ on Fridays!
So tell me, how did you first get involved with The Right Stuff?
Well, it came to me through the pretty traditional system of just getting an appointment for it. Funny enough, though, I actually wasn't in town. There's an old adage when it comes to acting, when things are slow, book a trip out of town and you'll probably get an audition.
I mean, I wasn't going by that, per se, but I had had a trip...
- 11/5/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
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
If you thought the “Right Stuff” storyline where Alan Shepard’s wife Louise changed her niece’s name to “Martha” seemed a bit far-fetched — even for a TV show — then you might want to sit down for this one.
In Episode 4, titled “Advent,” Shepard (played by Jake McDorman in the Disney+ series) and his wife Louise (Shannon Lucio) have her niece, Judith, come to live with them in December 1959 after Louise’s sister passes away. When Shepard comes home at Christmas and is talking about the new addition to the family, Louise corrects him on the use of “Judith,” saying they are going to rename her Martha, because Judith “sounds too much” like Julie, the name of one of their daughters.
Later, Alan’s parents come over for Christmas dinner, and his father, Alan Sr., a stern Army man, is having none of this renaming stuff. He mocks his son...
In Episode 4, titled “Advent,” Shepard (played by Jake McDorman in the Disney+ series) and his wife Louise (Shannon Lucio) have her niece, Judith, come to live with them in December 1959 after Louise’s sister passes away. When Shepard comes home at Christmas and is talking about the new addition to the family, Louise corrects him on the use of “Judith,” saying they are going to rename her Martha, because Judith “sounds too much” like Julie, the name of one of their daughters.
Later, Alan’s parents come over for Christmas dinner, and his father, Alan Sr., a stern Army man, is having none of this renaming stuff. He mocks his son...
- 10/24/2020
- by Tony Maglio and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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
Colin O’Donoghue‘s first major series gig after wrapping Once Upon a Time couldn’t be more different than the roguish pirate Captain Hook that he brought to life for six seasons.
Going from the fairytale character to taking on The Right Stuff‘s Gordon “Gordo” Cooper was an “opportunity to play somebody who was a real person and was a test pilot and then went on to be an astronaut,” O’Donoghue enthuses to TVLine, “and he’s got quite some clout. Just the idea of getting to play somebody like that was a dream for me.”
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Going from the fairytale character to taking on The Right Stuff‘s Gordon “Gordo” Cooper was an “opportunity to play somebody who was a real person and was a test pilot and then went on to be an astronaut,” O’Donoghue enthuses to TVLine, “and he’s got quite some clout. Just the idea of getting to play somebody like that was a dream for me.”
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- 10/22/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The Mandalorian is ready for blastoff in the latest teaser trailer for Season 2 of Disney+’s flagship series.
Premiering during halftime on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, the new, all-too-short promo for Season 2 (which kicks off Friday, Oct. 30) offers a smidgen more context for some of the scenes glimpsed in the first teaser that was released last month.
More from TVLineWillow Sequel Series a Go at Disney+, Warwick Davis to Reprise Title RoleDisney+ Strengthens Disclaimer About 'Harmful' Stereotypes in Peter Pan, Dumbo, Fantasia and Other FilmsThe Right Stuff's Jake McDorman Talks the Scene That Tested His Stomach and Alan Shepard's Complicated Marriage
Plus,...
Premiering during halftime on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, the new, all-too-short promo for Season 2 (which kicks off Friday, Oct. 30) offers a smidgen more context for some of the scenes glimpsed in the first teaser that was released last month.
More from TVLineWillow Sequel Series a Go at Disney+, Warwick Davis to Reprise Title RoleDisney+ Strengthens Disclaimer About 'Harmful' Stereotypes in Peter Pan, Dumbo, Fantasia and Other FilmsThe Right Stuff's Jake McDorman Talks the Scene That Tested His Stomach and Alan Shepard's Complicated Marriage
Plus,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Since the beginning of the space race - a fierce rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s over which country would pioneer space travel - American astronauts have competed on both an international stage and against each other for unprecedented achievements in manned space exploration, including being the first man in space. Shortly after a Soviet Union astronaut won the title of first man in space" in 1961, however, the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) finalized their plans to launch their first human space flight. For NASA, it wasn't a question of if they were going to send an American to space, but rather a question of whom. Disney+'s The Right Stuff tells the true story of this historic competition between seven American astronauts vying for the opportunity to fly among the stars. If you're watching the series and can't...
- 10/19/2020
- by Ashley Ortiz
- Popsugar.com
It’s been more than three years since Freeform scrapped its plans for Greek: The Reunion, and star Jake McDorman (aka Evan Chambers) is still in the dark about why the network opted not to pledge the two-hour holiday movie, which would have found the gang returning to Cypress-Rhodes University for their five-year reunion.
The project was first announced in April 2016, but just over a year later in June 2017, Freeform quietly abandoned the mini-revival with no explanation. At the time, series creator Sean Smith told TVLine, “I delivered a script to Freeform in February that they seemed to love enough to want to move forward.
The project was first announced in April 2016, but just over a year later in June 2017, Freeform quietly abandoned the mini-revival with no explanation. At the time, series creator Sean Smith told TVLine, “I delivered a script to Freeform in February that they seemed to love enough to want to move forward.
- 10/17/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
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
You may remember Jake McDorman’s abs from a post-shower scene in CBS series “Limitless,” but just how strong is the dude’s stomach?
TheWrap asked McDorman, who portrays Alan Shepard on Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” the only question that should really matter to fans after watching Friday’s third episode: Did you puke?
Jake gave us the long answer, and we were happy to jot it down for readers.
McDorman and the other actors portraying the Mercury 7 astronauts had a pretty lengthy “wish list” out of the show’s training, he said, but they “weren’t allowed to do most of it.”
“We didn’t get to go up in the Vomit Comet, we didn’t get our eyeballs pushed back into our skulls in an F-16, even though we wanted to and there was a time in pre-production where it looked like we were about to,” McDorman said.
TheWrap asked McDorman, who portrays Alan Shepard on Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” the only question that should really matter to fans after watching Friday’s third episode: Did you puke?
Jake gave us the long answer, and we were happy to jot it down for readers.
McDorman and the other actors portraying the Mercury 7 astronauts had a pretty lengthy “wish list” out of the show’s training, he said, but they “weren’t allowed to do most of it.”
“We didn’t get to go up in the Vomit Comet, we didn’t get our eyeballs pushed back into our skulls in an F-16, even though we wanted to and there was a time in pre-production where it looked like we were about to,” McDorman said.
- 10/16/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Nearly one year after its initial launch, Disney+ has updated a disclaimer that appears before Peter Pan, Dumbo and other films, warning viewers of racist stereotypes found in those movies.
When the streamer first debuted in November 2019, the films in question — which also include Fantasia and Lady and the Tramp — featured a shorter content warning that read, “This program is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions.”
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When the streamer first debuted in November 2019, the films in question — which also include Fantasia and Lady and the Tramp — featured a shorter content warning that read, “This program is presented as originally created. It may contain outdated cultural depictions.”
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- 10/16/2020
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Clearly, the newly launched NASA didn't have enough time to get their ducks in a row for a space launch.
The pressure across the board is astronomical, and it's eating away at everyone.
When even a smug dude like Alan Shepard is feeling the heat, then you know the tension is off the rails.
The Right Stuff Season 1 Episode 3 featured the leadup to the launch of Mercury 1. It was doomed from the start because of egos and forced deadlines.
For instance, the Air Force wanted to use Atlas to launch the capsule, something that wasn't even going to be in play when astronauts got attached to the proceedings.
But if there's anything we know about the government, they're extraordinarily good at grandstanding.
Of course, the astronauts aren't too bad at it themselves.
Instead of baring down and giving their all to the program, they're boozing and sexing it...
The pressure across the board is astronomical, and it's eating away at everyone.
When even a smug dude like Alan Shepard is feeling the heat, then you know the tension is off the rails.
The Right Stuff Season 1 Episode 3 featured the leadup to the launch of Mercury 1. It was doomed from the start because of egos and forced deadlines.
For instance, the Air Force wanted to use Atlas to launch the capsule, something that wasn't even going to be in play when astronauts got attached to the proceedings.
But if there's anything we know about the government, they're extraordinarily good at grandstanding.
Of course, the astronauts aren't too bad at it themselves.
Instead of baring down and giving their all to the program, they're boozing and sexing it...
- 10/16/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
On this Friday’s episode of Disney+’s The Right Stuff, the Mercury Seven astronauts are put through a gimbal rig training exercise that makes the wildest rollercoaster in the world look like a stroll through the park. The device is designed to simulate an aircraft spinning out of control, and the series’ stars were actually strapped into it in a real test of whether they could keep their stomachs in check.
“Luckily, I didn’t lose my breakfast or anything,” Jake McDorman, who plays Alan Shepard, says. “But it was a lot harder than I anticipated. I think the...
“Luckily, I didn’t lose my breakfast or anything,” Jake McDorman, who plays Alan Shepard, says. “But it was a lot harder than I anticipated. I think the...
- 10/15/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
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.
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- 10/10/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Space and space exploration are having a moment in the pop culture zeitgeist. Just in the past year, we’ve seen Netflix alone trot out “Space Force,” “Away,” and “Over The Moon.” It’s with that in mind that the streaming space race takes flight with Disney+’s “The Right Stuff” debuting on the streamer roughly a year since it launched in November 2019.
“The Right Stuff,” which states that it is not only based on Tom Wolfe’s novel of the same name, but additionally Philip Kaufman’s 1983 adaptation for the screen, is Disney+’s first attempt at a more mature series since both “High Fidelity” and “Love, Victor” were ported over to Hulu for fear that the content wouldn’t sit well alongside Disney’s more family-friendly fare. Including the screenplay in the credits is notable because the specter of the 1983 film iteration haunts every moment of the series,...
“The Right Stuff,” which states that it is not only based on Tom Wolfe’s novel of the same name, but additionally Philip Kaufman’s 1983 adaptation for the screen, is Disney+’s first attempt at a more mature series since both “High Fidelity” and “Love, Victor” were ported over to Hulu for fear that the content wouldn’t sit well alongside Disney’s more family-friendly fare. Including the screenplay in the credits is notable because the specter of the 1983 film iteration haunts every moment of the series,...
- 10/9/2020
- by Leonardo Adrian Garcia
- Indiewire
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
In Episode 2 of Nat Geo and Disney+ series “The Right Stuff,” brash Navy test pilot turned Mercury 7 astronaut Alan Shepard (Jake McDorman) somewhat unwittingly negotiates the deal of a lifetime: long-term use of a brand-new Corvette for $1. The agreement is struck with an appreciative car salesman, and is one that is offered to the other (hopeful) spacemen. (The virtuous John Glenn appears to resist temptation in the TV series.)
But did Shepard and his looser friends, morally, really land Vettes for a buck apiece? McDorman says it’s a “true story.”
“They’re basically publicity on wheels for that dealership,” he told TheWrap.
Super cool, though the man who suited up as Shepard maybe didn’t look super cool at times while attempting to operate the classic sports car. McDorman told TheWrap he stalled his Corvette out a bunch of times on set.
Worse yet, he had to admit the failure to his dad,...
But did Shepard and his looser friends, morally, really land Vettes for a buck apiece? McDorman says it’s a “true story.”
“They’re basically publicity on wheels for that dealership,” he told TheWrap.
Super cool, though the man who suited up as Shepard maybe didn’t look super cool at times while attempting to operate the classic sports car. McDorman told TheWrap he stalled his Corvette out a bunch of times on set.
Worse yet, he had to admit the failure to his dad,...
- 10/9/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Even if you haven’t seen the 1983 film or read Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book of the same name, chances are you’ve already seen something exactly like “The Right Stuff.” In its retelling of the true story of “The Mercury 7” (i.e. the intrepid group of American astronauts vying to be the country’s first space travelers), this TV version of “The Right Stuff” never met a space story cliché it didn’t embrace with open arms. Its determined, talented men storm in and out of rooms, demanding answers and praise and cooperation. The series frequently evokes the specter of Russia beating America to the moon to everyone’s haunted horror, the score swelling dramatically to underline the severity of the situation. It pits the saintly John Glenn (Patrick J. Adams) against the cocky Alan Shepard (Jake McDorman) to exactly the effect you’d imagine. Everything about this “Right Stuff” is,...
- 10/9/2020
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
The Right Stuff is a brilliant new TV series from National Geographic and Disney, based on Tom Wolfe’s book of the same name, and telling the remarkable story of astronauts John Glenn and Alan Shepard. To mark its release – as a show being dubbed ‘Mad Men in Space’ – we spoke to the two actors playing the aforementioned roles, in Patrick J. Adams and Jake McDorman, respectively.
We discuss the pressure in playing real life, historical figures of this nature, and just how courageous these men were. The duo also comment on the accessibility of the show’s Disney+ release, and of course having starred in Suits for the best part of a decade, we talk about things TV with Adams, as he tells us about the challenges – and freedom – in having to say goodbye. Watch the full interviews with both actors in their entirety below.
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We discuss the pressure in playing real life, historical figures of this nature, and just how courageous these men were. The duo also comment on the accessibility of the show’s Disney+ release, and of course having starred in Suits for the best part of a decade, we talk about things TV with Adams, as he tells us about the challenges – and freedom – in having to say goodbye. Watch the full interviews with both actors in their entirety below.
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- 10/9/2020
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In 1972, Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner sent New Journalism titan Tom Wolfe to cover Apollo 17, the last manned mission to the moon. While researching the piece, Wolfe fell in love with the stories of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, and instead churned out a four-part series of articles titled “Post-Orbital Remorse,” which he then adapted into the 1979 book The Right Stuff, which in turn was adapted by Philip Kaufman into a 1983 movie, and this weekend becomes — kind of, sort of — a new streaming series for the National Geographic hub of Disney+.
- 10/8/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
After seven seasons of playing Mike Ross on USA Network’s Suits — plus a return arc during the show’s final run — Patrick J. Adams wasn’t searching for another TV role.
“I was looking to go to sleep for about 365 days,” the actor tells TVLine with a laugh. “It’s sort of a joke, but it’s not far from the truth. I was really excited to be home and to not rush into something, to take a break. We [were] starting a family, and I’d been away from my wife [Troian Bellisario] for so long. I remember being of the mindset of,...
“I was looking to go to sleep for about 365 days,” the actor tells TVLine with a laugh. “It’s sort of a joke, but it’s not far from the truth. I was really excited to be home and to not rush into something, to take a break. We [were] starting a family, and I’d been away from my wife [Troian Bellisario] for so long. I remember being of the mindset of,...
- 10/8/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
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
The eight-episode original scripted series "The Right Stuff" from National Geographic, adapts author Tom Wolfe's bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the US space program, the men and their wives, now streaming on Disney+:
"...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' (Patrick J. Adams) a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles and 'Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard' (Jake McDorman).
"At the height of the 'Cold War' in 1959, the 'Soviet Union' dominated the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the US 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 most accomplished test pilots.
"These individuals, who come...
"...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' (Patrick J. Adams) a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles and 'Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard' (Jake McDorman).
"At the height of the 'Cold War' in 1959, the 'Soviet Union' dominated the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the US 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 most accomplished test pilots.
"These individuals, who come...
- 10/6/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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
The eight-episode original scripted series "The Right Stuff" from National Geographic, adapts author Tom Wolfe's bestselling nonfiction account of the early days of the US space program, streaming October 4, 2020 on Disney+:
"...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' (Patrick J. Adams) a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles and 'Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard' (Jake McDorman).
"At the height of the 'Cold War' in 1959, the 'Soviet Union' dominated the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the US 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 most accomplished test pilots.
"These individuals, who come to be known as the 'Mercury Seven',...
"...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' (Patrick J. Adams) a revered test pilot and committed family man with unwavering principles and 'Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard' (Jake McDorman).
"At the height of the 'Cold War' in 1959, the 'Soviet Union' dominated the space race. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the US 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 most accomplished test pilots.
"These individuals, who come to be known as the 'Mercury Seven',...
- 8/21/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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
Disney+ is ready to light this candle.
On Thursday, the streaming service released the full trailer for The Right Stuff, its adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book, and revealed the series’ launch date.
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The two-episode premiere will begin streaming on Friday, Oct. 9. The Right Stuff chronicles the early days of the United States’ space program and the lives of America’s first astronauts, who...
On Thursday, the streaming service released the full trailer for The Right Stuff, its adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book, and revealed the series’ launch date.
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The two-episode premiere will begin streaming on Friday, Oct. 9. The Right Stuff chronicles the early days of the United States’ space program and the lives of America’s first astronauts, who...
- 8/20/2020
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
National Geographic is counting down to the launch of “The Right Stuff,” the epic new series based on Tom Wolfe’s book about the Space Race that will now debut on Disney+ on October 9.
The first trailer for the series is the sort of inspiring, patriotic stuff dreams are made of, in which a Life Magazine pitchman tells the Mercury 7 why what they’re doing now will be remembered forever.
“Nobody has ever seen anybody like you men, until now,” he says. “Few things live forever in the soul of a country. You’re heroes.”
Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter and Micah Stock star as America’s first astronauts in “The Right Stuff” series, which is an eight-episode take on the early days of the U.S. space program and the first time we’ve seen this story brought to the screen...
The first trailer for the series is the sort of inspiring, patriotic stuff dreams are made of, in which a Life Magazine pitchman tells the Mercury 7 why what they’re doing now will be remembered forever.
“Nobody has ever seen anybody like you men, until now,” he says. “Few things live forever in the soul of a country. You’re heroes.”
Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter and Micah Stock star as America’s first astronauts in “The Right Stuff” series, which is an eight-episode take on the early days of the U.S. space program and the first time we’ve seen this story brought to the screen...
- 8/20/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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
Fresh footage from Disney+’s upcoming space drama The Right Stuff has officially left the launchpad.
Based on Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book, the series — which stars Patrick J. Adams (Suits), Jake McDorman (Murphy Brown) and Colin O’Donoghue (Once Upon a Time), among others — will highlight the early days of the U.S. Space Program and the incredible story of America’s first astronauts, the Mercury Seven.
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Based on Tom Wolfe’s 1979 book, the series — which stars Patrick J. Adams (Suits), Jake McDorman (Murphy Brown) and Colin O’Donoghue (Once Upon a Time), among others — will highlight the early days of the U.S. Space Program and the incredible story of America’s first astronauts, the Mercury Seven.
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- 7/25/2020
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Disney+ is going to space: “The Right Stuff,” the streaming service’s first scripted National Geographic original series, is inching closer to its fall premiere, and the series’ cast unveiled a new clip of the show at Comic-Con on Saturday.
Per Disney, here’s the show’s official synopsis:
“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 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 most accomplished 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 nation’s best engineers estimate they need several decades to make it into outer space. They are given two years.
The...
Per Disney, here’s the show’s official synopsis:
“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 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 most accomplished 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 nation’s best engineers estimate they need several decades to make it into outer space. They are given two years.
The...
- 7/25/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Nat Geo’s scripted limited series take on Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” is moving to Disney Plus for a fall premiere.
Leonardo DiCaprio is an executive producer of the eight-episode Warner Horizon TV series that tells the story of the early Nasa program. The series centers on the characters of Major John Glenn, played by Patrick J. Adams, and Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard, played by Jake McDorman.
“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, ambition, determination and resilience and reminds us that human beings can achieve the extraordinary when united by a common purpose. This series provides a compelling behind-the-scenes look at the flawed, but heroic Mercury 7 astronauts and we are thrilled that it has found its perfect home on Disney Plus.
Leonardo DiCaprio is an executive producer of the eight-episode Warner Horizon TV series that tells the story of the early Nasa program. The series centers on the characters of Major John Glenn, played by Patrick J. Adams, and Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard, played by Jake McDorman.
“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, ambition, determination and resilience and reminds us that human beings can achieve the extraordinary when united by a common purpose. This series provides a compelling behind-the-scenes look at the flawed, but heroic Mercury 7 astronauts and we are thrilled that it has found its perfect home on Disney Plus.
- 5/5/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
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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- 5/5/2020
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