ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB, THE (ABC)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
6/18/15
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8/20/15
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STATUS: canceled/ended (2014-2015 season) |
TIME SLOT: completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S): 1 (10 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES: confirmed as canceled on 8/20/15 |
DESCRIPTION: (from ABC's press release, April 2015) "The Astronaut Wives Club" - A new television drama series based on the book by Lily Koppel, focuses on seven women who were key players behind some of the biggest events in American history. As America's astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, the lives of their young wives were transformed, seemingly overnight, from military spouses to American royalty. As their celebrity rose, and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together. "The Astronaut Wives Club" premieres THURSDAY, JUNE 18 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. "The Astronaut Wives Club" stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Betty Grissom; Yvonne Strahovski as Rene Carpenter; Dominique McElligott as Louise Shepard; Odette Annable as Trudy Cooper; Erin Cummings as Marge Slayton; Azure Parsons as Annie Glenn; Zoe Boyle as Jo Schirra; Desmond Harrington as Alan Shepard; Bret Harrison as Gordo Cooper; Wilson Bethel as Scott Carpenter; Kenneth Mitchell as Deke Slayton; Joel Johnstone as Gus Grissom; Sam Reid as John Glenn and Aaron McCusker as Wally Schirra. The first episode was directed by Lone Scherfig, director of the Academy Award(R)-nominated film "An Education." |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Aaron McCusker as Wally Schirra · Azure Parsons as Annie Glenn · Bret Harrison as Gordo Cooper · Desmond Harrington as Alan Shepherd · Dominique McElligott as Louise Shepard · Erin Cummings as Marge Slayton · JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Betty Grissom · Joel Johnstone as Gus Grissom · Kenneth Mitchell as Deke Slayton · Odette Annable as Trudy Cooper · Sam Reid as John Glenn · Wilson Bethel as Scott Carpenter · Yvonne Strahovski as Rene Carpenter · Zoe Boyle as Jo Schirra
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Josh Schwartz as EP · Len Goldstein as EP · Lily Koppel as BOOK · Lone Scherfig as DIR (Pilot) · Michael London as EP · Stephanie Savage as CRTR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Studios · Fake Empire · Groundswell Productions
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