In 2020, Zellweger earned an Academy Award for her portrayal of Judy Garland in Judy. {Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
Actress Renée Zellweger is slated to star in and co-executive produce "Avenger Field," a new TV drama series inspired by the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Zellweger will portray Jacqueline Cochran, the record-setting aviatrix and founder of the WWII-era WASP program, in the one-hour drama.
The series, in development by MGM Television, aims to highlight the often-overlooked history of the WASP, who served despite skepticism and were only recognized as veterans in 1977.
Felicia D. Henderson is attached as writer, showrunner, and executive producer, with Susanna White directing and executive producing.
Actress Renée Zellweger is slated to star in a TV drama series inspired by the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
According to Variety Magazine, Zellweger, 52, will play the role of WASP founder Jacqueline Cochran. Cochran, a record-setting aviatrix led the WASP program during World War II.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
