
The Astronaut Wives Club
2015 · TV Series · TV-PG · 60 min · ★ 6.6 · 54% critics
Set during the early space race, this series follows the families behind America’s most dangerous missions. As the wives are pushed into the spotlight by media attention, they face public pressure, private strain, and personal loss while leaning on one another for strength.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-06-18
- Network
- ABC
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (44 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like historical drama with strong relationships, public pressure, and a 1960s setting; Not for you if you want fast-paced action or a sharper space-focus like Lost in Space.
Pros: rich historical backdrop; strong ensemble drama; warm nostalgic feel | Cons: slow early setup; mixed period authenticity; ended too soon
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nasa
- based on true story
- astronaut
- period drama
- 1950s
Cast & crew

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
Episodes1 season · 10 episodes
Season 110 episodes
- S1E1Launch42m
- S1E2Protocol42m
- S1E3Retroattitude42m
- S1E4Liftoff42m
- S1E5Flashpoint42m
- S1E6In the Blind42m
- S1E7Rendezvous42m
- S1E8Abort42m
- S1E9The Dark Side42m
- S1E10Landing42m