US EditionKristen Stewart to Play Sally Ride in Limited Series 'The Challenger'
The limited series dramatizes the 1986 Rogers Commission and Sally Ride’s historic role as the first American woman in space, with Kristen Stewart starring and executive producing.
- On Thursday, Amazon Prime Video greenlit the limited series The Challenger, confirming Kristen Stewart will star as astronaut Sally Ride.
- Initially developed at Big Swing Productions since 2017, the series is adapted from Meredith E. Bagby's 2023 book The New Guys and was first reported at the streamer in June 2024.
- Maggie Cohn will write the show, serve as showrunner and executive produce, with James Hawes directing and executive producing alongside Kyra Sedgwick, Valerie Stadler, Meredith E. Bagby, Dylan Meyer, Maggie McLean, Daryl Frank, and Justin Falvey.
- The Challenger marks Kristen Stewart's first regular television role, and Amazon MGM Studios called the series 'an inspiring story about breaking barriers' for Prime Video's global audience.
- The Challenger dramatizes the events leading to the Challenger disaster and the 1986 Rogers Commission, following the Astronaut Class of '78 and Sally Ride's rise as the first American woman and youngest American in space, exploring misogyny and institutional accountability.
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Kristen Stewart to play Sally Ride in limited series 'The Challenger'
Kristen Stewart attends the Chanel and Charles Finch annual Pre-Oscar Dinner at the Polo Lounge at The Beverly Hills Hotel on March 14, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California. (Jon Kopaloff/WireImage via Getty Images) Kristen Stewart is taking on the role of Sally Ride. The actress will make her TV debut by portraying the famous astronaut in Prime Video’s upcoming limited series The Challenger, ABC Audio has confirmed. The Challenger is created by G…
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Kristen Stewart is about to take on a historic role. The 35-year-old Love Lies Bleeding actress will appear as Sally Ride in a Prime Video limited series called The Challenger, inspired by Meredith E. Bagby’s book The New Guys. This will be the first regular TV role Kristen has done in her career. Keep reading to find out more… The development of the show was originally reported back in June of 2024. American Crime Story writer Maggie Cohn is wr…
Kristen Stewart to Play Sally Ride in Amazon Series 'The Challenger'
Kristen Stewart will make her television debut as Sally Ride in the upcoming Prime Video limited series “The Challenger,” Amazon MGM announced on Thursday. The show, from Big Swing Productions, Amblin Television and Nevermind Pictures, received an official greenlight and will chronicle the first American woman in space’s journey through the astronaut program to break the glass ceiling, as well as her work on the commission to investigate the dea…
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