TV series

The Right Stuff

2020 · 1 season

A grounded, slow-burning historical drama that mixes the tension of test flights with the intimate pressures of fame and family.

Tagline: The race to be first in space.
Overview: At the height of the Cold War, newly formed NASA selects seven of the military’s best test pilots to become astronauts. Competing to be the first in space, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ambition and hope.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, identity, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
identity
power
survival
Places: military
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild