Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVUPDATED, 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.
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