Catch a First Look at ‘The Right Stuff’ | San Diego Comic-Con
During their Comic-Con @ Home panel, The Right Stuff dropped an official first look at the upcoming series.
The Right Stuff is based on the non-fiction novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe, which is an account of the early days of the U.S. space program. The series stars Patrick J. Adams as Major John Glenn, Jake McDorman as Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard, and Colin O’Donoghue as Lieutenant Gordon Cooper, among others.
Initially developed for National Geographic, The Right Stuff Season 1 will consist of 8 episodes and will premiere on Disney+ later this fall.
Series description: 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, igPhotoniting 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 clip, below, follows McDorman’s Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard as he runs horribly late to a life-changing meeting.
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The Right Stuff will premiere on Disney+ later this fall.
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Allison is in a love affair with television that doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon. Slightly damaged fictional characters are her weakness. She loves to spend her free time curled up with a cat and a show to binge-watch. Allison is a Tomatometer-approved critic (Rotten Tomatoes).