Underplayed Gems

Astronaut Wives Club (2015)

Astronaut Wives Club poster
Original title
The Astronaut Wives Club
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This is a TV series about the wives of America's first astronauts in the 1960s. It follows their personal lives, struggles, and friendships as they support their famous husbands during the space race.

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What happens

The Astronaut Wives Club is an American period drama television series developed by Stephanie Savage for ABC. It was based on Lily Koppel's 2013 book of the same name. The series told the story of the wives of the Mercury Seven – America's first group of astronauts – who together formed the Astronaut Wives Club. Actresses Dominique McElligott, Yvonne Strahovski, JoAnna Garcia, Erin Cummings, Azure Parsons, Zoe Boyle, and Odette Annable played the roles of the astronauts' wives. The Astronaut Wives Club premiered on June 18, 2015. Following the completion of its run, the series' developer noted the series had been planned as a miniseries, telling a complete story. However, series creator Stephanie Savage revealed in an interview with Variety that the producers were interested in making the series an anthology in case it gained a renewal for a second season. Possible seasons would have featured wives of men in the 1920s, wives of World War II soldiers, wives of men who work on Wall Street, and wives of men in the 1980s, among other possible scenarios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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