Disney+ blasts off with NASA documentary series from Fulwell 73

Docuseries Among the Stars

Disney+ will next month release a docuseries produced by James Corden prodco Fulwell 73 that follows NASA astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy as he embarks on one last mission.

Among the Stars will debut on October 6, focusing on Cassidy in his training to depart the International Space Station. The six-part series promises behind-the-scenes access to the critically important NASA mission of repairing a US$2bn science experiment, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which aims to reveal the origins of the universe.

Ben Turner is director and executive producer, alongside Gabe Turner, Leo Pearlman, Will Gluck and Richard Schwartz.