Engineering:The Astronaut Wives Club

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The Astronaut Wives Club
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GenrePeriod drama
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Developed byStephanie Savage
Starring
  • JoAnna Garcia
  • Yvonne Strahovski
  • Dominique McElligott
  • Odette Annable
  • Erin Cummings
  • Azure Parsons
  • Zoe Boyle
  • Desmond Harrington
  • Bret Harrison
  • Wilson Bethel
  • Kenneth Mitchell
  • Joel Johnstone
  • Sam Reid
  • Aaron McCusker
Composer(s)Pieter A. Schlosser
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Stephanie Savage
  • Josh Schwartz
  • Len Goldstein
  • Michael London
Running time43 minutes
Production company(s)
  • ABC Studios
  • Fake Empire
  • Groundswell Productions
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJune 18 (2015-06-18) –
August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20)[1]

The Astronaut Wives Club is a 2015 American period drama television series developed by Stephanie Savage for ABC. It is based on Lily Koppel's 2013 book of the same name.[2] The series tells 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 play the roles of the astronauts' wives.

The Astronaut Wives Club premiered on June 18, 2015.[3] Following the completion of its run, the series' developer noted the series had been planned as a miniseries, telling a complete story.[1] 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.[4]

Cast and characters

Main

  • JoAnna Garcia as Betty Grissom[5][6]
  • Yvonne Strahovski as Rene Carpenter[7]
  • Dominique McElligott as Louise Shepard[8][9]
  • Odette Annable as Trudy Cooper[10]
  • Erin Cummings as Marge Slayton[11]
  • Azure Parsons as Annie Glenn[12]
  • Zoe Boyle as Jo Schirra[13]
  • Desmond Harrington as Alan Shepard[14]
  • Bret Harrison as Gordon Cooper[15]
  • Wilson Bethel as Scott Carpenter[16]
  • Aaron McCusker as Wally Schirra[17]
  • Kenneth Mitchell as Deke Slayton[18]
  • Sam Reid as John Glenn
  • Joel Johnstone as Gus Grissom
  • Luke Kirby as Max Kaplan

Recurring

  • Evan Handler as Duncan "Dunk" Pringle[19]
  • Matt Lanter as Ed White[20]
  • Antonia Bernath as Susan Borman
  • Stella Allen as Alice Shepard
  • Madison Wolfe as Julie Shepard
  • Lorelei Gilbert as Candy Carpenter
  • Dana Gourrier as Antoinette Gibbs
  • Haley Strode as Jane Conrad
  • Holley Fain as Marilyn Lovell
  • Nora Zehetner as Marilyn See
  • Alexa Havins as Pat White
  • Ryan Doom as Donn F. Eisele

Production

The Astronaut Wives Club was originally scheduled to be broadcast during the 2013–14 American television season.[2] On February 5, 2014, ABC officially ordered a limited series of ten episodes.[2] It was expected to premiere on July 24, 2014,[21] but was pushed to spring 2015 to undergo changes.[22] It premiered on June 18, 2015.[3]

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Reception

The Astronaut Wives Club has received mixed reviews. Review aggregator site, Metacritic, has given the series a "mixed or average" score of 60 out of 100, based on 23 critics.[23] On another review aggregator site, Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 50% rating, based on 28 reviews. The critical consensus there reads: "The Astronaut Wives relies on poorly paced storylines and clichéd characters, both used in service of a fact-based narrative that would have been better served in a more serious context."[24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'The Astronaut Wives Club' Cancelled by ABC; No Season Two". TV Series Finale. August 23, 2015. http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-astronaut-wives-club-cancelled-by-abc-no-season-two-37828/. Retrieved August 25, 2015. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Andreeva, Nellie (February 5, 2014). "ABC Space Age Drama 'Astronaut Wives Club' Gets 10-Episode Order For Summer". https://www.deadline.com/2014/02/abc-space-age-drama-astronaut-wives-club-gets-10-episode-order-for-summer/. Retrieved February 14, 2014. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club' Gets Summer Premiere Date". April 20, 2015. https://deadline.com/2015/04/astronaut-wives-club-premiere-date-summer-abc-1201412805/. Retrieved May 24, 2015. 
  4. ↑ Friedlander, Whitney (2015-08-20). "'Astronaut Wives Club' Finale: Stephanie Savage Prepares for ABC Drama's Final Descent" (in en-US). https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/astronaut-wives-club-finale-stephanie-savage-1201572669/. 
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (February 11, 2014). "JoAnna Garcia Boards ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club'". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/joanna-garcia-boards-abcs-astronaut-679386. Retrieved February 14, 2014. 
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2014). "JoAnna Garcia Swisher To Star In ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club'". https://www.deadline.com/2014/02/joanna-garcia-swisher-to-star-in-abc-summer-series-astronaut-wives-club/. Retrieved February 13, 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Yvonne Strahovski to Co-Star in ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club'". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 September 2014. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/yvonne-strahovski-star-abcs-astronaut-736923. Retrieved 30 September 2014. 
  8. ↑ "'Hell on Wheels' Alum to Topline ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club'". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 April 2014. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hell-wheels-alum-topline-abcs-695937. Retrieved 30 September 2014. 
  9. ↑ "Dominique McElligott To Star In ABC's 'The Astronaut Wives Club' - Deadline". 14 April 2014. https://www.deadline.com/2014/04/dominique-mcelligott-to-star-in-abcs-the-astronaut-wives-club/. Retrieved 30 September 2014. 
  10. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (March 14, 2014). "Odette Annable to Co-Star in ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club'". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/odette-annable-star-abcs-astronaut-688811. Retrieved March 14, 2014. 
  11. ↑ "Erin Cummings To Star In 'Astronaut Wives Club' Drama Series - Deadline". 1 April 2014. https://www.deadline.com/2014/04/erin-cummings-to-star-in-abcs-astronaut-wives-club/. Retrieved 30 September 2014. 
  12. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 5, 2014). "Azure Parsons Joins 'Astronaut Wives Club', Kellee Stewart In Pilot 'Damaged Goods'". https://www.deadline.com/2014/03/azure-parsons-joins-astronaut-wives-club-kallee-stewart-in-pilot-damaged-goods/. Retrieved March 24, 2014. 
  13. ↑ "Zoe Boyle Joins ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club'; Morgan Taylor Campbell In 'Sea Of Fire'". March 12, 2014. https://www.deadline.com/2014/03/zoe-boyle-joins-abcs-astronaut-wives-club-morgan-taylor-campbell-in-sea-of-fire/. Retrieved March 24, 2014. 
  14. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (March 19, 2014). "ABC's Astronaut Wives Club Casts Dexter's Desmond Harrington as Alan Shepherd". TV Line. http://tvline.com/2014/03/19/the-astronaut-wives-club-cast-desmond-harrington-abc-series/. Retrieved March 24, 2014. 
  15. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (April 17, 2014). "Bret Harrison Boards ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bret-harrison-boards-abcs-astronaut-697348. Retrieved February 1, 2015. 
  16. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 13, 2014). "Wilson Bethel To Co-Star On ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club', Pen Drama For CW". http://deadline.com/2014/10/wilson-bethel-astronaut-wives-club-cw-drama-script-849656/. Retrieved January 18, 2015. 
  17. ↑ "Bret Harrison, Aaron McCusker Join ABC's 'The Astronaut Wives Club'; Daniel London In WGN's 'Manhattan'". 17 April 2014. https://www.deadline.com/2014/04/aaron-mccusker-joins-abcs-the-astronaut-wives-club-daniel-london-in-wgns-manhattan/. Retrieved 30 September 2014. 
  18. ↑ "'The Astronaut Wives Club' on ABC: Kenneth Mitchell Cast as Deke Slayton - TVLine". TVLine. 29 April 2014. http://tvline.com/2014/04/29/the-astronaut-wives-club-abc-cast-kenneth-mitchell/. Retrieved 30 September 2014. 
  19. ↑ The Deadline Team (13 October 2014). "TV Castings: 'Astronaut Wives Club' & 'The Following - Deadline". https://deadline.com/2014/10/evan-handler-cast-astronaut-wives-club-gregg-henry-upped-the-following-850383/. Retrieved 19 June 2015. 
  20. ↑ "'90210's' Matt Lanter Signs On for ABC's 'Astronaut Wives Club' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. 25 November 2014. https://www.thewrap.com/90210s-matt-lanter-signs-on-for-abcs-astronaut-wives-club-exclusive/. Retrieved 19 June 2015. 
  21. ↑ "ABC Unveils Summer Premiere Dates". March 24, 2014. https://www.deadline.com/2014/03/abc-summer-2014-schedule-full-list/. Retrieved March 24, 2014. 
  22. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 2, 2014). "ABC Summer Series 'Astronaut Wives Club' Pushed To Midseason, To Undergo Changes". https://www.deadline.com/2014/04/abc-summer-series-the-astronaut-wives-club-pushed-to-midseason-to-undergo-changes/. Retrieved April 3, 2014. 
  23. ↑ "The Astronaut Wives Club: Season 1". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-astronaut-wives-club. Retrieved June 18, 2015. 
  24. ↑ "The Astronaut Wives Club: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the-astronaut-wives-club/s01/. Retrieved June 18, 2015. 

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