Jessica Chastain set to play country music star Tammy Wynette in TV miniseries

George & Tammy will chronicle Wynette’s relationship with singer George Jones.

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Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain is set to play country music star Tammy Wynette in a TV miniseries focused on the singer’s marriage to George Jones.

George & Tammy will chronicle the country music power couple “whose complicated relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time,” producers said.

The series is based on the book, The Three Of Us: Growing Up With Tammy And George, penned by the couple’s daughter, Georgette Jones.

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Jessica Chastain is set to play country music singer Tammy Wynette in a new TV miniseries (Ian West/PA)