Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon embody one of country music’s legendary couples in George & Tammy trailer
The tumultuous relationship between singing couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones comes to life in Showtime's upcoming drama series
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It’s hard to find a duo that defined country music as well as Tammy Wynette and George Jones did during their time together. Literally dubbed “Mr. and Mrs. Country Music” during their seven-year union, the two had a passionate and tumultuous relationship that helped create classics of the genre like “Golden Ring,” “We’re Gonna Hold On,” and their bittersweet post-divorce song “Two Story House.” Now, that winding tale of country’s iconic partnership is being unraveled in the first trailer for Showtime’s George & Tammy.
Starring Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain (The Eyes Of Tammy Faye) as yet another culture-defining Tammy and Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals) as George, Showtime promises the drama will chronicle the “complicated-but-enduring relationship [that] inspired some of the most iconic music of all time.”
Highlighted by Chastain singing a cover of Tammy’s 1969 hit “Stand By Your Man,” the trailer weaves together the duo’s fast-moving love story. While we see the two affectionately singing together on stage, the darker undercurrents of their lives aren’t exactly hidden behind a shiny velour of well-tailored Nudie suits and big, to-the-heavens hair. The couple’s struggles with addiction, rising fame, and maintaining their status as hit-makers will be well-documented in the series, piecing together what caught the attention of Nashville and the nation at large.
Created by Abe Sylvia (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and with John Hillcoat (Lawless) directing all six episodes, the supporting cast is made up by Walton Goggins (Justified), Katy Mixon (The Thing About Pam), Kelly McCormack (A League Of Their Own), David Wilson Barnes (The Bourne Legacy), Joshua C. Allen (Cloak & Dagger), and Steve Zahn (The White Lotus).
George & Tammy premieres on Showtime and the Paramount Network on December 4 at 9 P.M. ET, with the remainder of episodes available exclusively on Showtime.
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I’m not even a country music fan, far from it, but I am SO THERE for this. Unbelievably stacked cast (Shannon should have an Oscar by now) and super juicy subject matter.
Check out the podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones about the both of them, they’re fascinating.
Oh, this could be great. I won’t know soon because I don’t have Showtime, so I will wait till my library gets the DVDs. If it comes out on DVD ever, and if my library still exists.
Chastain and Shannon were so good together in Take Shelter, I’m excited to see them team-up again.
The inexplicable career of Chastain continues.
The first thing I ever saw her in was the miniseries Blackbeard and that performance has tainted my perception of her ever since which is unfair because I have seen her in other things and she is a good actor though maybe that’s as long as she doesn’t have to try to do an accent because she wasn’t good in that. It definitely took me by surprise seeing her star rise but good for her that one bad role didn’t tank her career.
If this is half as good as how “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” portrayed the whirlwind romance of Yankovic and Madonna, I’m in.
Best quatrain in the history of lyricsHe stopped lovin’ her todayThey placed a wreath upon his doorSoon they’ll carry him awayHe stopped lovin’ her today
If Goggins is in, I’m in.
Not a single “Take Shelter” mention, huh? Disappointing.
I just realize that I would watch pretty much anything with Michael Shannon in a principal role.