Ryan Murphy is known for dramatizing the lives of American iconsâand his next project is already turning heads. On June 13, the prolific producer dropped a first look at “American Love Story,” the upcoming FX anthology centered on the romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
Ryan Murphy Shares First Look and Responds to Kennedy Heirâs Public Plea
Murphyâs production company shared a photo carousel on Instagram featuring camera test stills of actors Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon in character as JFK Jr. and Bessette-Kennedy. The caption teased, âFIRST LOOK! ð¸ Here are some stills from our LOVE STORY camera test. We started shooting this week in New York City and canât wait until you see the romantic and tragic love story between Americaâs prince, JFK Jr., and fashion icon Carolyn Bessetteâout Valentineâs Day week of 2026.â
Murphy added that more than a thousand actors auditioned for the roles, but âwe absolutely found the perfect choices.â
He also congratulated the cast, including two-time Oscar nominee Naomi Watts, who will play Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
The Instagram reveal, however, stirred more than just fan excitement. Jack Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy and nephew of JFK Jr., left a pointed comment:
âHEY RYAN â admiration for John is great but maybe consider DONATING PROFITS TO THE KENNEDY LIBRARY thanks.â
Murphy replied directly: âI absolutely will.â
Everything We Know About ‘American Love Story’
“American Love Story” is the latest entry in Murphyâs FX anthology slate, following “American Horror Story,” “American Crime Story,” and “American Sports Story.” The new series will spotlight high-profile romances that captivated the worldâand JFK Jr. and Bessette-Kennedy are up first.
Per Deadline, the Kennedy-focused first season of “American Love Story” will see âwhat started out as a beautiful union for the young couple, widely regarded as American royalty, [begin] to fray under the stress of the relentless microscope and navel gaze of tabloid media. The pressures of their careers and rumored family discord ended with their tragic deaths when his private plane crashed into the ocean on a hazy summer night off the coast of Massachusetts.â
The real-life couple, often dubbed âAmericaâs prince and princess,â met in 1992 and married in 1996. Their lives were tragically cut short in 1999 when the plane piloted by Kennedy crashed off the coast of Marthaâs Vineyard, killing both of them and Bessetteâs sister, Lauren.
Filming is underway in New York City, and a premiere is planned for 2026.
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