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.

Gary Sinise
George C. Wallace

Mare Winningham
Lurleen Wallace

Joe Don Baker
Big Jim Folsom

Angelina Jolie
Cornelia Wallace

Terry Kinney
Billy Watson

William Sanderson
T.Y. Odum

Mark Rolston
Ricky Brickle

Tracy Fraim
Gerald Wallace

Skipp Sudduth
Al Lingo
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