New National Geographic Series Coming to Disney+ This Fall, With Executive Producer Leonardo DiCaprio!

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Have you exhausted your Disney+ watch lists and are looking for new content to enjoy? Well, you may be excited to hear that National Geographic and actor Leonardo DiCaprio have joined forces and are bringing a new series to Disney+!

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The new original scripted series is called The Right Stuff and will explore the topic of space travel in the United States.

The series is adapted from Tom Wolfe’s nonfiction bestseller of the same name, which is about the early years in the U.S. space program and the historic “space race.”

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The series is being produced by Appian Way and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, and will star Jake McDorman and Patrick J. Adams.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson serve as Executive Producers on the series. You can check a behind-the-scenes trailer here!

Disney is introducing a bunch of new and exciting content! We can’t wait to check it all out.

Read about season 2 of The Mandalorian, also set to debut on Disney+ this fall!

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