The Right Stuff becomes Disney+'s first cancelation -- two versions of the show are being shopped

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The historical astronaut drama loosely based on Tom Wolfe's bestselling book won't be renewed for a second season after premiering last fall. This marks Disney+'s first scripted series cancelation. The Right Stuff, which was originally made for National Geographic Channel, never cracked Nielsen's Streaming Top 10. With cast options expiring Saturday, Warner Bros. TV is hoping to find The Right Stuff a new home while asking for a two-week extension on the options. As Deadline's Nellie Andreeva reports, "there is a major incentive for WBTV and parent WarnerMedia to try and keep The Right Stuff going — in November, the series, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, was given $13.7 million to move from Florida to California for Season 2, the fourth-highest relocating incentive ever awarded under the (California Film Commission) program." The cancelation, reports Andreeva, came after "lengthy discussions with WBTV. I hear they examined different ideas for continuing the series, including a second season focused on a new mission from the 1980s, likely with a new cast. I hear WBTV is now shopping both Season 2 ideas — a continuation of the Season 1 storyline with the same cast and a 1980s-set installment with a new cast — and both are getting interest." If The Right Stuff finds a new home, the logical options are Warner Bros. TV siblings TNT and HBO Max.