The Astronaut Wives Club

The Astronaut Wives Club

2015
The Astronaut Wives Club
The Astronaut Wives Club

The Astronaut Wives Club

7.3 | TV-PG | en | Drama

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP1  Launch
Jun. 18,2015
Launch

After NASA selects seven men to be the first Americans in space, their wives soon end up becoming American royalty.

EP2  Protocol
Jun. 25,2015
Protocol

Louise and Alan enjoy the mission's success. Betty gets ready for Gus' launch. Annie finds it hard to deal with her stutter.

EP3  Retroattitude
Jul. 02,2015
Retroattitude

Scott gets ready for his launch and Rene gets the chance to tell her story in a magazine interview.

EP4  Liftoff
Jul. 09,2015
Liftoff

Deke and Marge take on new roles whilst things begin to thaw between Gordo and Trudy.

EP5  Flashpoint
Jul. 16,2015
Flashpoint

Trudy finds out that attempts are being made to quash a burgeoning astronaut training program organized for women.

EP6  In the Blind
Jul. 23,2015
In the Blind

John Glenn stands for the Ohio senate. A personal matter leaves Alan Shepherd's career in doubt.

EP7  Rendezvous
Jul. 30,2015
Rendezvous

With the launch of the Gemini missions and the Apollo program, pressure on the wives grows.

EP8  Abort
Aug. 06,2015
Abort

Betty is forced to face a grim reality -- and plan for the future -- as she embarks on a battle for justice.

EP9  The Dark Side
Aug. 13,2015
The Dark Side

Jo redefines her role and priorities as Wally's career at NASA comes to an end; Louise worries about Alan as he considers a risky surgery that will determine his future; Susan is faced with uncertainty.

EP10  Landing
Aug. 20,2015
Landing

It’s 1969, and Apollo 11’s historic moon landing is cause for worldwide celebration and a high point for the Astro-families. The wives are interviewed for a TV documentary on the space program, Gordo is passed over for the next mission, and Trudy faces some big decisions about her personal and professional future. Betty finds a powerful way to honor Gus’s legacy and advocate for change. In April 1970, the nation watches the fraught voyage of Apollo 13.

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7.3 | TV-PG | en | Drama , Comedy | More Info
Released: 2015-06-18 | Released Producted By: Groundswell Productions , ABC Studios Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://abc.go.com/shows/the-astronaut-wives-club
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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.

Genre

Drama , Comedy

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Cast

JoAnna Garcia Swisher , Yvonne Strahovski , Dominique McElligott , Odette Annable , Erin Cummings , Azure Parsons

Director

Raymond Pumilia

Producted By

Groundswell Productions , ABC Studios

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Raymond Pumilia
Raymond Pumilia

Art Direction

Mark White
Mark White

Production Design

Selina van den Brink
Selina van den Brink

Set Decoration

Eric Daman
Eric Daman

Costume Design

Candace Neal
Candace Neal

Hair Department Head

Melanie Deforrest
Melanie Deforrest

Makeup Artist

Lana Grossman
Lana Grossman

Makeup Department Head

Patrick Rush
Patrick Rush

Casting

Becky Hartman Edwards
Becky Hartman Edwards

Co-Executive Producer

Liz Tigelaar
Liz Tigelaar

Co-Executive Producer

Lisa Zwerling
Lisa Zwerling

Consulting Producer

Debbie Hayn-Cass
Debbie Hayn-Cass

Co-Producer

Jonathan Brody
Jonathan Brody

Co-Producer

Len Goldstein
Len Goldstein

Executive Producer

Michael London
Michael London

Executive Producer

Josh Schwartz
Josh Schwartz

Executive Producer

Janice Williams
Janice Williams

Executive Producer

Stephanie Savage
Stephanie Savage

Executive Producer

Tyler Hohmann
Tyler Hohmann

Location Assistant

Deborah Lurie
Deborah Lurie

Original Music Composer

The Astronaut Wives Club Audience Reviews

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.
Keira Brennan The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.
Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Solnichka McPherson First thing's first: The target audience for this show is not anyone that already knows a lot about the U.S. space program. If you've seen HBO's "From the Earth to the Moon", the 11th episode of that series does a better job in an hour than this ABC-TV series did in 10 hours—and a more accurate one, too.That being said, the primary actors carry this show—you do care about the characters and what they go through in support of their husbands, et al. As a period piece of Americana and history, too, the TV series excels. The writers could have toned down the portrayal of Louise Shepard, but otherwise, the other six leads are fantastic. The actors playing the Mercury Seven themselves are completely overshadowed, and rightfully so—this is about the women behind the astronauts.I gave this a low review for its VERY poor accuracy, which even the real Rene Carpenter acknowledged publicly as a retired journalist herself. It's like the writers tried to turn these stories into a soap opera for ditzy 20th-century housewife viewers—which was a terrible idea, considering the real, enlightened and liberated 21st-century audience. Basically, the series insulted its audience by talking down to it.As a companion piece to the HBO series, it's okay, but again, just watch that series instead of this one, and you won't miss a thing really—except some fine performances from JoAnna Garcia, Yvonne Strahovski, Odette Annable, Azure Parsons and Zoe Boyle. These five amazing actors carried this series and are the only reason I bothered watching after the first episode.
kiraiscool This show was a delightful surprise. I had seen the trailers and assumed it would be just another badly acted, slapped together period drama but I was extremely pleased to find that this show is well acted and refreshing. From the first episode I was hooked and I look forward to the airing of this show every week. The acting is fantastic, the costumes realistic and delightful, the plot is strong and can even be nail-biting at times. Odette Annable and Azure Parsons are a delightful addition to the show and Yvonne Strahovski is perhaps the best, most likable addition to the cast. I am very proud and eager to recommend this show to anyone and everyone.
mayralo I am in love with this show. I started catching up on HULU and can't wait to watch it on TV now that I am caught up. Each family has their own stuff they are dealing with and it makes the show amazing. The wives and husbands are amazing and it is my favorite show. I highly recommend it! At first of course it starts off with questions that the viewer may have, I know I didn't understand some things but of course this show doesn't disappoint! It goes on and tells you the secrets and later on you see marriages building stronger together and supporting each others careers. It's also amazing to see how each wife has their ambition and how it is during this era and what wives were expected to do and how their husbands and society react to them making a name for themselves.
Peter Case I keep waiting for someone to pull out an iPhone... The sets are right out of 2010.They make a great effort on clothes and cars - but c'mon...most of the buildings, doors, stairs, hotel hallways, carpets, door handles, decks, etc. etc. etc. are like right out of 2015.I lived in the 60's, and this is a total revision of history - from the way these women communicate and act to their "liberating moments"Of course most viewers would never know any better if they can barely recall the 80's.At least they did not put today's obese/morbidly obese Americans in the scenes!America an the world has changed soooo much culturally since those days. Most Americans can't even imagine how different things were - especially the creators of this show.