The Astronaut Wives Club

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The Astronaut Wives Club
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Genre Period drama
Based on The Astronaut Wives Club
by Lily Koppel
Developed by Stephanie Savage
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Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
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Running time 43 minutes
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Distributor Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network ABC
Original release June 18 (2015-06-18) –
August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20)[1]
External links
Official website

The Astronaut Wives Club is an American period drama television series developed by Stephanie Savage for ABC. It is based on Lily Koppel's book of the same name.[2] The series tells the story of the wives of the Mercury Seven—America's first group of astronauts. Actresses Dominique McElligott, Yvonne Strahovski, Joanna García Swisher, 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 mini-series, telling a complete story.[1]

Cast and characters

Regular

Recurring

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,[20] but was pushed to spring 2015 to undergo changes.[21] It premiered on June 18, 2015.[3]

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.[22] 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."[23]

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Launch" Lone Scherfig Stephanie Savage June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) 5.51[24]
When NASA chooses seven men to fly into space, their wives' private lives become public.
2 "Protocol" Lone Scherfig Becky Hartman Edwards June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25) 4.50[25]
The success of Alan Shephard's mission draws the eyes of the nation to his family.
3 "Retroattitude" J. Miller Tobin Liz Tigelaar July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) 4.06[26]
Rene Carpenter tells her story in a magazine interview and takes the spotlight off her husband, Scott.
4 "Liftoff" J. Miller Tobin Lisa Zwerling July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) 4.28[27]
The public life of Gordon and Trudy Cooper puts pressure on their private life.
5 "Flashpoint" Elodie Keene Derek Simonds July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) 4.44[28]
Trudy Cooper learns that NASA's senior officials believe that there is no place for women in space.
6 "In the Blind" Patrick Norris Nate DiMio July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23) 3.81[29]
John Glenn leaves NASA for Washington, D.C.
7 "Rendezvous" Elodie Keene Becky Hartman Edwards July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) 4.07[30]
The Apollo program kicks off following the successful Gemini missions
8 "Abort" Patrick Norris Liz Tigelaar August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06) 3.53[31]
Betty Grissom has to deal with the death of her husband, Gus.
9 "The Dark Side" Jon Amiel Casallina Kisakye and Katie Schwartz August 13, 2015 (2015-08-13) 3.20[32]
During civic unrest across the country, the wives struggle to find their place in the world.
10 "Landing" Jon Amiel Stephanie Savage & Lisa Zwerling August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20) 3.81[33]
Apollo 11 lands on the moon.

References

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External links

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