Will Arnett Boards Prime Video's 'The Challenger' Limited Series Opposite Kristen Stewart

Will Arnett is heading to Prime Video for a new project. The 56-year-old actor has signed on to the streaming platform's forthcoming limited series The Challenger, joining previously announced Kristen Stewart, who will make her television debut.

Arnett will take on the role of George Abbey, who served as Director of Flight Crew Operations for NASA's Space Shuttle and assigned Sally Ride to the crew of 1983's STS-7.

The Challenger explores one of space exploration's most pivotal moments. The limited series examines both the extraordinary circumstances that preceded the tragedy and the intensive investigation that followed. As the 1986 Rogers Commission members work to determine responsibility for the Challenger disaster, the narrative centers on Commission member Sally Ride's story. The show traces Ride and her fellow astronauts from the Class of '78 through their recruitment, training, and rise through the shuttle program, highlighting her groundbreaking achievement as the first American woman in space.

The series draws inspiration from Meredith E Baby's book The New Guys. Maggie Cohn, known for her work on American Crime Story, created the project and serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer.

Executive producers include Kyra Sedgwick and Valerie Stadler from Big Swing Productions, as well as the book's author. Stewart, Dylan Meyer, and Maggie McLean are also executive producing through their production company Nevermind.

Arnett recently appeared in the television series The Madison and The Morning Show. He also starred in Bradley Cooper's film Is This Thing On? last year.