Nominees

Challenger: The Final Flight

Production Company: A Bad Robot and Zipper Bros. Films Production in association with Sutter Road Picture Company

Produced for: Netflix

Executive Producer (Production Company): Ben Stephenson, Rachel Rusch Rich, Glen Zipper, Sean Stuart, J.J. Abrams

Executive Producer (network/platform): NA

Country or Territory where first released: USA

Synopsis:

Executive produced by J.J. Abrams and Glen Zipper, CHALLENGER: THE FINAL FLIGHT is a four-part docuseries that examines the 1986 Challenger space shuttle, which tragically broke apart 73 seconds after launch as millions of Americans—many of them schoolchildren— watched live on television. The series offers an in-depth look at one of the most diverse crews NASA assembled, including high school teacher Christa McAuliffe, who was selected to be the first private citizen in space.

Conversations with the crew’s surviving family members help create a poignant and relatable portrait of the astronauts. Directors Steven Leckart and Daniel Junge also delve into the “fatally flawed decision process” and mechanical failures that led to the disaster, interviewing former NASA officials and engineers who worked on the failed booster engine and had repeated concerns about its safety.

Episode: Space for Everyone