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George Wallace - Season 1

The miniseries follows the history of its namesake, from the 1950s when Wallace was a circuit court judge in Barbour County, to his tenure as the most powerful governor in Alabama's history. It depicts his symbolic "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", where Wallace attempted to block black students from entering the University of Alabama. It details his stance on racial segregation in Alabama at the time, which proved popular with his white constituents, and also depicts Wallace's rise as a presidential hopeful. This eventually leads to his attempted assassination—and his surprise victory in several states during the 1968 presidential election.

Top Cast

  • Gary Sinise

    Gary Sinise

    George C. Wallace

  • Mare Winningham

    Mare Winningham

    Lurleen Wallace

  • Joe Don Baker

    Joe Don Baker

    Big Jim Folsom

  • Angelina Jolie

    Angelina Jolie

    Cornelia Wallace

  • Terry Kinney

    Terry Kinney

    Billy Watson

  • William Sanderson

    William Sanderson

    T.Y. Odum

  • Mark Rolston

    Mark Rolston

    Ricky Brickle

  • Tracy Fraim

    Tracy Fraim

    Gerald Wallace

  • Skipp Sudduth

    Skipp Sudduth

    Al Lingo

Overview

The miniseries follows the history of its namesake, from the 1950s when Wallace was a circuit court judge in Barbour County, to his tenure as the most powerful governor in Alabama's history. It depicts his symbolic "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", where Wallace attempted to block black students from entering the University of Alabama. It details his stance on racial segregation in Alabama at the time, which proved popular with his white constituents, and also depicts Wallace's rise as a presidential hopeful. This eventually leads to his attempted assassination—and his surprise victory in several states during the 1968 presidential election.

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