Series synopsis
The Astronaut Wives Club is an American drama comedy television series that premiered on ABC on June 18, 2015. It ended on August 20, 2015. It was created by Stephanie Savage. It stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominique McElligott and Odette Annable.
As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, Life Magazine documented the astronauts’ families, capturing the behind-the-scenes lives of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. As their celebrity rose and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together.
Premise
As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, Life Magazine documented the astronauts’ families, capturing the behind-the-scenes lives of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. As their celebrity rose and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together.
Premise: The race for space was fought in high heels.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- 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
Supporting cast
- 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
- Aaron McCusker as Wally Schirra
Guest cast
- Luke Kirby as Max Kaplan
- Evan Handler as Duncan Porter
- Catherine Dent as Beverly Davis
- Haley Strode as Jane Conrad
- Antonio Bernath as Susan Borman
- Mercedes Mason as Dot Bingham
- Kelton DuMont as Mark Grissom
- Ray Fisher as Captain Edward Dwight
- Stella Allen as Alice Shepard
- Stephanie Fischer
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | June 18, 2015 | August 20, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Launch After NASA selects seven men to be the first Americans in space, their wives soon end up becoming American royalty. |
June 18, 2015 |
| 2 |
Protocol Louise and Alan enjoy the mission's success. Betty gets ready for Gus' launch. Annie finds it hard to deal with her stutter. |
June 25, 2015 |
| 3 |
Retroattitude Scott gets ready for his launch and Rene gets the chance to tell her story in a magazine interview. |
July 2, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 18, 2015 |
| Last aired | August 20, 2015 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:00:00 |