Will Arnett and Kristen Stewart star in The Challenger

Prime Video has cast actor Will Arnett opposite Kristen Stewart in its upcoming limited drama series, The Challenger. Arnett will portray influential NASA official George Abbey, while Stewart stars as pioneering astronaut Sally Ride.

The series, which was officially greenlit by the streaming service in March, is inspired by Meredith E. Bagby's 2023 book, The New Guys. According to its official description, the show will revisit the events leading up to the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster, the subsequent investigation, and Ride's historic journey to become the first American woman in space.

George Abbey served as NASA's director of flight operations and was responsible for assigning Sally Ride to the crew of a 1983 mission aboard the Challenger, securing her place in history. Abbey later became the director of the Johnson Space Center. Following her landmark flight, Ride completed one more shuttle mission, worked in ground-based flight control, and served on the presidential commission that investigated the tragic 1986 explosion.

The Challenger is created by Maggie Cohn, who also serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. James Hawes will direct and executive...