The incredible story of the early days of the U.S. space program, based on the iconic bestseller by Tom Wolfe. 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.

Media Contacts:

Disney+

Scott Slesinger
Scott.Slesinger@disney.com

Heather Levine
Heather.Levine@disney.com

National Geographic:

Fowzia Iranpur
Fowzia.Iranpur@natgeo.com

Stephanie Silva
Stephanie.Silva@natgeo.com

Warner Bros. Television:

Marc Klein
Marc.Klein@warnerbros.com

Patrick J. Adams as “Major John Glenn”

Jake McDorman as “Lieutenant Commander Alan Shepard” 

Colin O’Donoghue as “Captain Gordon Cooper”

Eloise Mumford as “Trudy Cooper”

James Lafferty as “Captain Scott Carpenter”

Nora Zehetner as “Annie Glenn”

Eric Laden as “Chris Kraft, Jr.”

Patrick Fischler as “Bob Gilruth”

Aaron Staton as “Wally Schirra”

Michael Trotter as “Virgil “Gus” Grissom”

Micah Stock as “Deke Slayton”

Shannon Lucio as “Louise Shepard”

Josh Cooke as “Loudon Wainwright, Jr.”

Mark Lafferty, Executive Producer and Showrunner

Jennifer Davisson, Executive Producer