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ABC finally announced the premiere date for period drama The Astronaut Wives Club: Thursday, June 18 at 9/8c. Plus we get our first look at Yvonne Strahovski in character!
Based on the book by Lily Koppel, the series focuses on seven women who were key players behind some of the biggest events in American history. As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, the lives of their young wives were transformed, seemingly overnight, from military spouses to American royalty. As their celebrity rose, and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together.
The series stars Yvonne Strahovski as Rene Carpenter; JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Betty Grissom;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; 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 and Aaron McCusker as Wally Schirra.
