Jessica Chastain To Play Tammy Wynette In Limited Series For Spectrum, ViacomCBS Streamer & Paramount Network

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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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Jessica Chastain is dipping into the country music world.

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.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSpectrum Originals and Paramount Network are teaming to co-produce a limited series starring Jessica Chastain as country music legend Tammy Wynette.After a nine-month exclusive run for Spectrum subscribers, the series, titled “George & Tammy,” will have a second window on ViacomCBS’ forthcoming streaming service and Paramount Network.The series chronicles the country music power couple, Wynette and George Jones, whose complicated relationship inspired some of the most

above) is (still) set to star as Wynette. She and Josh Brolin (as George Jones) 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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