Jessica Chastain to Play Tammy Wynette in Limited Series at Spectrum, Paramount Network, ViacomCBS Streaming Service

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Jessica Chastain is heading to TV. And she’s going to play one of the most iconic country music singers of all time.

Jessica Chastain is heading to television for an upcoming series about country music legend Tammy Wynette!

Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain is set to play country music star Tammy Wynette in a TV miniseries focused on the singer’s marriage to George Jones.

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above) is (still) set to star as Wynette. She and Josh Brolin, the original actor attached to the George Jones role, were going to star opposite one another in the movie version.No word yet on who will play Jones in the limited series.

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