Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2020)

Overview

The first season starts at the height of the Cold War. To combat a national sentiment of fear and decline, the U.S. government conceives of NASA’s Project Mercury, igniting a space race with the Soviets and making instant celebrities of a handful of the military’s adrenaline-fueled test pilots.

Cast

Jake McDorman as Alan Shephard
Jake McDorman

as Alan Shephard

Patrick J. Adams as John Glenn
Patrick J. Adams

as John Glenn

Colin O'Donoghue as Gordon Cooper
Colin O'Donoghue

as Gordon Cooper

Eloise Mumford as Trudy Cooper
Eloise Mumford

as Trudy Cooper

James Lafferty as Scott Carpenter
James Lafferty

as Scott Carpenter

Nora Zehetner as Annie Glenn
Nora Zehetner

as Annie Glenn

Eric Ladin as Chris Kraft
Eric Ladin

as Chris Kraft

Patrick Fischler as Bob Gilruth
Patrick Fischler

as Bob Gilruth

Aaron Staton as Wally Schirra
Aaron Staton

as Wally Schirra

Michael Trotter as Gus Grissom
Michael Trotter

as Gus Grissom

Micah Stock as Deke Slayton
Micah Stock

as Deke Slayton

Shannon Lucio as Louise Shepard
Shannon Lucio

as Louise Shepard

Jackson Pace as Glynn Lunney
Jackson Pace

as Glynn Lunney

Josh Cooke as Loudon Wainwright
Josh Cooke

as Loudon Wainwright

Kaley Ronayne as Dee O'Hara
Kaley Ronayne

as Dee O'Hara

Episodes

Sierra Hotel poster

Sierra Hotel 7.0

October 9, 2020

It’s 1959 and Russia is winning the space race. In order to compete, The United States forms NASA and chooses to recrui…

Goodies poster

Goodies 7.0

October 9, 2020

The press descends upon the domestic lives of the astronauts. Shepard and Gordo wilt under the limelight while Glenn th…

Single Combat Warrior poster

Single Combat Warrior 7.2

October 16, 2020

After mysterious bouts of vertigo, Shepard turns to Dee O’Hara to help him. Meanwhile, Cocoa Beach has transformed from…

Advent poster

Advent 6.2

October 23, 2020

After a rocket malfunctions during a test, the Mercury 7 head home for Christmas. Shepard’s holidays are fraught, as th…

The Kona Kai Séance poster

The Kona Kai Séance 7.4

October 30, 2020

Trudy meets with Jerrie Cobb and is invited to join the first all-female-astronaut corps. The Mercury 7 are sent to San…

Vostok poster

Vostok 7.6

November 6, 2020

JFK sends a science committee to Cape Canaveral to assess the validity of the space program. Glenn, burning from the re…

Ziggurat poster

Ziggurat 7.4

November 13, 2020

On the Eve of the flight, Louise learns of Shepard’s affair in Tijuana. Trudy watches Gordo crack a joke about women as…

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Flight 7.8

November 20, 2020

After Shepard’s dramatic voyage to space, he feels underwhelmed and restless. Heeding Glenn’s advice, Shepard attempts …