TCA17: Nat Geo Teams With Leonardo DiCaprio to Develop 'The Right Stuff' Scripted Series

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Beverly Hills — National Geographic will team with Leonardo DiCaprio to develop a scripted series based on Tom Wolfe’s best-sellerThe Right Stuff,the network announced Tuesday during its session at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.

The series, developed by Nat Geo along with Appian Way Productions in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television, will take a gritty, anti-nostalgic look at what would become America’s first reality show, as obsessive astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that will either kill them or make them immortal, said Nat Geo.

DiCaprio will serve as executive producer of the project along with Jennifer Davisson and Will Staples, said the network.

Go to multichannel.com for more.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.