Everything we know about Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story’ limited series starring JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette
The trailer of Ryan Murphy's 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette' dropped earlier, and revisits the love story that captivated the country. Starring Anthony Keller as the titular character and America's “most eligible bachelor”, the series is based on Elizabeth Beller’s book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. The limited series premieres Feb. 12 at 9 pm ET on FX and Hulu.
All eyes are also on Sarah Pidgeon's Bessette, who saw a meteoric rise at Calvin Klein and quickly cemented herself as a powerful executive to the cult designer. The chemistry between JFK Jr and Bessette starts when she tries to fit him for a new suit. "There’s a lot of tradeoffs being with someone like that," a pal’s voice tells Bessette in the clip as she finds herself in focus. "Shiny people, they belong to everyone."
The official logline reads, "It was a love story that captured the attention of the nation: John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly) was the closest thing to American royalty. The country watched him grow from a boy to a beloved bachelor and media sensation." Rounding up the cast are Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, Naomi Watts asJackie Kennedy Onassis, Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein, Omari K. Chancellor as Gordon Henderson, Leila George as Kelly Klein, Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette, and Constance Zimmer as Ann Marie Messina. Erich Bergen and Michael Nathanson are set to essay recurring roles as Anthony Radziwill and Michael Berman, respectively.
'Love Story' was created by Connor Hines, with Ryan Murphy serving as the executive producer alongside Hines, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Monica Levinson, Kim Rosenstock, D.V. DeVincentis, and Tanase Popa. Max Winkler executive-produced and directed the pilot episode.
FX’s 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette' premieres with three episodes on February 12 on the network and on Hulu. The series will take a weekly drop format with a new episode dropping on Thursdays.
