What Is Chicago Fire Star Jesse Spencer’s New Disney+ Series?

Jesse Spencer’s upcoming Disney+ series is titled “Last Days of the Space Age.” If you’ve only seen Spencer on “Chicago Fire,” it may be hard to tell, but the actor is originally from Australia. “Last Days of the Space Age” happens to be an Australian production that is also set in Australia. The eight-episode dramedy will examine three families in 1979 Perth with some massive backdrops, like a Miss Universe pageant and the U.S. space station Skylab crashing on the outskirts of their city (per Disney Australia). 

“Last Days of the Space Age” will be written and directed by David Chidlow, and Spencer is joined in the cast by other big names like Radha Mitchell (“Olympus Has Fallen”) and Iain Glen (“Game of Thrones“). Spencer and Mitchell will star as husband and wife Tony and Judy Bissett. 

“Last Days of the Space Age” is just one project that’s part of Disney’s push to create content out of New Zealand and Australia, meaning Spencer’s role is far more than just his next TV series. If successful, “Last Days of the Space Age” could launch a flood of content out of his Australian home, as Disney promised significant investment in local Australian and New Zealand productions in May 2022 (via Deadline).