C’è Leonardo Di Caprio e la sua Appian Way dietro il nuovo adattamento del libro di Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff, in una miniserie per Disney+.
Nel 1983, Uomini veri di Philip Kauffman, aveva già portato sullo schermo La stoffa giusta, vincendo 4 premi Oscar tecnici.
Ora è National Geographic assieme alla Warner Bros a spalleggiare la nuova versione del libro-inchiesta del 1979.
Il creatore e showrunner è Mark Lafferty (Castle Rock, Halt and Catch Fire).
La serie si concentrerà sulla rivalità tra i piloti John Glenn (Patrick J. Adams) e Alan Shepherd (Jake McDorman) durante lo sviluppo del progetto Mercury da parte della NASA.
“At the height of the Cold War in 1959, the Soviet Union dominates the space race. 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 most accomplished test pilots. These individuals, who come to be known as the Mercury Seven, are forged into heroes long before they have achieved a single heroic act. The nation’s best engineers estimate they need several decades to make it into outer space. They are given two years.
The astronauts’ strengths are equaled only by their flaws. As the men succumb to the temptations that surround them, Project Mercury threatens to come apart. At the heart of the historic drama populated by deeply human characters are two men who become icons — Glenn and Shepard — as they jockey to be the first man in space. The entire program is nearly brought to its knees by their intense rivalry.”
Nel cast ci saranno anche Aaron Staton (Mad Men), James Lafferty (The Haunting of Hill House), Micah Stock (Escape at Dannemora), Michael Trotter (Underground), Colin O’Donoghue (Once Upon a Time), and Patrick Fischler (Twin Peaks, Mad Men).
Questo un primo dietro le quinte.
La serie arriverà in autunno su Disney+
