The Right Stuff (Season 1)

The Right Stuff (2020) is a drama series about the dawn of the American space program, and you can watch online on iFILM. As the late-1950s standoff with the Soviets hardens, a fledgling NASA pulls seven of the military's sharpest test pilots into a room and tells them one of them will ride a rocket past the edge of the sky first.

Built from Tom Wolfe's celebrated book and the true record of the Mercury Seven, the show skips the politicians and stays down among the men. Seven big egos jockey for a seat in the capsule, smile for the magazine cameras, feud, bond, and discover that overnight fame strains a marriage as much as it makes a hero. The sharpest rivalry burns between buttoned-up John Glenn and cocky hot-rodder Gordon Cooper.

Jake McDorman and Patrick J. Adams anchor an ensemble where every pilot pays a private price for his shot at the stars. Eight episodes, released on Disney+ under the National Geographic banner, lean on character rather than spectacle — fear, vanity and sheer stubbornness. If you like your retro space stories without the gloss, this one delivers. Stream The Right Stuff (2020) online on iFILM.