Milos Stehlik Interviews Cast & Producer of TV Series ‘Project Blue Book’

2018 SUMMER TCA - A&E NETWORKS
Aidan Gillen, from left, Michael Malarkey, Laura Mennell, Neal McDonough, creator/writer David O'Leary and Sean Jablonski, show runner/executive producer/writer, participate in History's "Project Blue Book" panel during the National Geographic Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Richard Shotwell / AP Photo
2018 SUMMER TCA - A&E NETWORKS
Aidan Gillen, from left, Michael Malarkey, Laura Mennell, Neal McDonough, creator/writer David O'Leary and Sean Jablonski, show runner/executive producer/writer, participate in History's "Project Blue Book" panel during the National Geographic Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Thursday, July 26, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Richard Shotwell / AP Photo

Milos Stehlik Interviews Cast & Producer of TV Series ‘Project Blue Book’

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Next month, the History channel premiers a new drama called Project Blue Book. It’s based on the real  United States Air Force investigations of UFO’s during the height of the Cold War in the 50s and 60s. According to the show’s executive producer/writer Sean Jablonski, Project Blue Book is “when Mad Men meets The X-Files.” Milos Stehlik, WBEZ’s film contributor and director at Facets Chicago, will chat about the show with Jablonski and cast members, Michael Malarkey (Captain Michael Quinn), Laura Mennell (Mimi Hynek), Michael Harney (General Hugh Valentine), and Project Blue Book consultant, Paul Hynek, son of the show’s major character, Dr. J. Allen Hynek (Aidan Gillen), who was recruited by the Air Force to chase down UFO sightings. Project Blue Book Premiers on the History Channel, Tuesday, January 8th at 9pm