Patrick J. Adams’ return to TV is now set for Disney+.
, which revisits the early days of the space race, is moving from the National Geographic channel to the streaming platform and is now slated for a fall debut.
Executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and adapted from Tom Wolfe’s bestselling nonfiction account of the United States’ burgeoning space program,follows the lives of ambitious, young astronauts, who became instant celebrities as they risked their lives to be among the first to leave the planet. At the center of the story are Major John Glenn and Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard .
These two men were among those dubbed the Mercury Seven, which also included Lieutenant Gordon Cooper , Wally Schirra , Scott Carpenter , Deke Slayton and Guss Grissom . While the 1959 space race with the Soviet Union propels the story, showrunner Mark Lafferty says that “the show is as much about who we are today as it is about our historic achievements. At a time when the world is confronted with significant challenges, this story reminds us that what seems impossible today can become the triumph of tomorrow.”
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