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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Will Arnett<\/strong><\/a> is set to star in a new TV series! <\/p>\n The 56-year-old actor has joined the cast of Prime Video\u2019s upcoming limited series The Challenger<\/em><\/strong>, according to Deadline<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n He joins previously announced Kristen Stewart<\/strong><\/a>, making her TV debut<\/a> as astronaut Sally Ride. <\/p>\n In The Challenger<\/em>, Will<\/strong> is set to portray George Abbey, the Director of Flight Crew Operations for NASA\u2019s Space Shuttle, assigned Ride to the crew of 1983\u2019s STS-7.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the official logline: \u201cThe Challenger\u00a0<\/em>tells the gripping story of one of the most defining moments in space history, both the unprecedented events leading up to the tragedy, and the shocking investigation that followed. As the members of the 1986 Rogers Commission interrogate the complex inner workings of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to find what, or who, was responsible for the Challenger\u2019s doomed fate, the show explores Commission member Sally Ride\u2019s (Stewart<\/strong>) personal journey. We follow Sally, and the rest of the diverse Astronaut Class of \u201978, through the ranks of the shuttle program, through initial recruitment and training, professional and personal highs and lows, until Sally\u2019s historic glass ceiling moment as she becomes the first American woman in space.\u201d<\/p>\n Inspired by Meredith E Baby<\/strong>\u2018s book \u201cThe New Guys,\u201d the upcoming series was created by American Crime Story<\/em> writer Maggie Cohn<\/strong>, who also serves as writer, showrunner and executive producer.<\/p>\n Kyra Sedgwick<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Valerie Stadler<\/strong>\u00a0are also executive producing for Big Swing Productions, as well as the author, and so will\u00a0Kristen<\/strong>,\u00a0Dylan Meyer<\/strong>, and\u00a0Maggie McLean<\/strong>\u00a0through their production company Nevermind.<\/p>\n If you missed it, Will<\/strong> recently last appeared on television in the series The Madison<\/em>, and prior to that, on The Morning Show<\/em>. Last year, he starred on the big screen in Bradley Cooper<\/strong>\u2018s Is This Thing On?<\/em><\/p>\n Posted To:Casting<\/a> Prime Video<\/a> Television<\/a> The Challenger<\/a> Will Arnett<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhat Is The Challenger<\/em> about? <\/h3>\n