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George & Tammy is a biographical drama television miniseries created by Abe Sylvia and directed by John Hillcoat, which premiered on Paramount Network, Showtime, and C MT on December 4, 2022, with Showtime as its primary network. It stars J essica Chastain and M ichael Shannon as country music legends T ammy Wynette and George Jones, chronicling their tumultuous relationship and intertwined careers.

Genre: Drama, Biopic, Musical drama, Created by Abe Sylvia, Based on "The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George" by Georgette Jones, Directed by John Hillcoat, Starring: Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Steve Zahn, David Wilson Barnes, Walton Goggins, Opening theme "The World's Most Broken Heart" by Tammy Wynette, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 6, Executive producers: Jessica Chastain, Kelly Carmichael, Abe Sylvia, Andrew Lazar, Josh Brolin, David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Bryan Goluboff, Ron Burkle, John Hillcoat, with Cinematography by Igor Martinovic, Editor: Katharine McQuerrey, Production companies: Freckle Films, 101 Studios, MTV Entertainment Studios, Mad Chance Productions, Blank Films Inc, Aunt Sylvia's Moving Picture Company, Brolin Productions, Original network: Showtime. (2022 - 2023)

Abe Sylvia at the premiere of Showtime's "George & Tammy" held at Goya Studios on November 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

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Director John Hillcoat attends the photo-call for Seoul International Drama Awards 2018 at the KBS on September 3, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea.

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Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette in a scene from the Limited Series, "George & Tammy". Photo Credit: Dana Hawley/Courtesy of SHOWTIME.

Michael Shannon as George Jones in a scene from the Limited Series, "George & Tammy". Photo Credit: Dana Hawley/Courtesy of SHOWTIME.

Tammy Wynette, portrait, London, United Kingdom, 1975.

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George Jones performs on stage at the Country Music Festival held at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom on April 01, 1981.

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The limited series received critical reception that was positive, with critics particularly writing about the performances of Chastain and Shannon. For her role, Chastain received a nomination for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film at the 80th Golden Globe Awards and a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

(L-R): Jessica Chastain as Tammy Wynette and Michael Shannon as George Jones in a scene from the Limited Series, "George & Tammy". Photo Credit: Dana Hawley/Courtesy of SHOWTIME.

Jessica Chastain, winner of the Actress in a Leading Role award for ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ poses in the press room at the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.

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29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: The Nominees are: - Emily Blunt for "The English" - Jessica Chastain for "George & Tammy" - Julia Garner for "Inventing Anna" - Niecy Nash-Betts for "Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" - Amanda Seyfried for "The Dropout" Photo Credit: SAG/AFTRA Twitter

George & Tammy is the Featured Television Blog of the month for January, and therefore I will have a Critique for the miniseries that looks at the biographical history of George Jones & Tammy Wynette‘s career and the relationship that crowned them the royalty they are in the country music genre. I will also provide a Recommendation for the 2011 book that was the basis of the Showtime limited series, George & Tammy, The Three of Us: Growing Up With Tammy and George by their daughter, Georgette Jones. There will also be a Review of the 2022-23 miniseries starring Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon from Showtime, along with an episode synopsis for all six episodes of the musical drama. Then there will be an Interview with Shannon and Chastain with YouTube‘s Jakes Takes about playing real-life country music legends, George & Tammy. and Finally there will be a Top Ten List of My Top Ten Favorite Musical Biography Series! But before we get to all that, I also provide an Official Trailer for the Featured Television Blog being discussed on Movies to History! so without further ado…