Overview
- Prime Video ordered the limited series that will chronicle Sally Ride’s path through NASA and her role on the 1986 Rogers Commission.
- Maggie Cohn will create, write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner, with James Hawes set to direct and executive produce.
- The drama is inspired by Meredith E. Bagby’s 2023 book The New Guys, which traces the Astronaut Class of ’78 through the shuttle era.
- Production partners include Kyra Sedgwick’s Big Swing Productions, Stewart’s Nevermind label, and Amblin Television alongside Amazon MGM Studios.
- Deals were brokered by WME and CAA, and no production start or release date has been announced.