The Right Stuff (2020)

TV-14

Drama

The race to be first in space.

Overview

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.

Mark LaffertyCreator

StatusCanceled

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

Seasons

Season 1

2020 | 8 Episodes

Season 1 of The Right Stuff premiered on October 9, 2020

The first season starts at the height of the Cold War. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the U.S. government conceives of NASA’s Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets and making instant celebrities of a handful of the military’s adrenaline-fueled test pilots.