Peter White Television EditorJessica Chastain is standing by her man as she saddles up to play the first lady of country music Tammy Wynette in a limited TV series for Spectrum Originals, the upcoming ViacomCBS streamer and Paramount Network.George & Tammy is based on the book, The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George, written by the couple’s daughter, Georgette Jones.It will chronicle the country music power couple, whose relationship inspired songs such as “We’re Gonna Hold On” and “Golden Ring”.
Wynette was married to George Jones for six years between 1969 and 1975.The series was created by Abe Sylvia, a co-exec producer on Netflix’s Dead to Me.
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