The Right Stuff
"The race to be first in space."
Plot Summary
At the height of the Cold War, newly formed NASA selects seven of the military’s best test pilots to become astronauts. Competing to be the first in space, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope.
Cast & Characters
Cast
Jake McDorman
Alan Shephard
Patrick J. Adams
John Glenn
Colin O'Donoghue
Gordon Cooper
Eloise Mumford
Trudy Cooper
James Lafferty
Scott Carpenter
Nora Zehetner
Annie Glenn
Eric Ladin
Chris Kraft
Patrick Fischler
Bob Gilruth
Aaron Staton
Wally Schirra
Michael Trotter
Gus Grissom
Micah Stock
Deke Slayton
Shannon Lucio
Louise Shepard
Jackson Pace
Glynn Lunney
Josh Cooke
Loudon Wainwright
Kaley Ronayne
Dee O'Hara
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Seasons (1)
Season 1
8 episodes
Aired: 2020
The first season starts at the height of the Cold War. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the U.S. government conceives of NASA’s Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets and making instant celebrities of a handful of the military’s adrenaline-fueled test pilots.
Production
Appian Way
Warner Bros. Television
National Geographic