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The Challenger
GenreBiographical
Based onThe New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel by Meredith Bagby
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
Production
Executive producers
  • Kyra Sedgwick
  • Kristen Stewart
  • Darryl Frank
  • Justin Falvey
Production companies

The Challenger is an upcoming television series, a biopic of astronaut Sally Ride, starring Kristen Stewart.

Cast

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Production

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The series has been developed by Kyra Sedgwick's Big Swing Productions and is produced by Amblin Partners and Kirsten Stewart's production company Nevermind. It is based on Meredith Bagby’s 2022 book The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel.[1]

Alongside Sedgwick and Stewart, Amblin’s Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey are executive producers. Stewart also stars as physicist and astronaut Sally Ride.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Perry, Kevin (7 June 2024). "Kristen Stewart to play real-life US hero in television debut". The Independent nt. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ Fleming Jnr, Mike (7 June 2024). "Kristen Stewart To Play Astronaut Sally Ride As Amazon MGM Studios Nears Limited Series Deal For 'The Challenger'; Amblin, Kyra Sedgwick's Big Swing EPs With Stewart; Maggie Cohn Writing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 June 2024.