Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty, Miss Sloane, Molly’s Game) is set to star as country music legend Tammy Wynette in George & Tammy, a new miniseries being developed for Spectrum Originals and Paramount Network, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The drama chronicles the country music power couple, Wynette and George Jones, whose complicated relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time.
George & Tammy is based on the book The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George, written by Wynette and Jones’ daughter Georgette Jones.
“It’s a dream come true to have Jessica at the forefront of the complex tale behind Tammy Wynette.