Netflix is producing a new eight-episode historical drama series titled Kennedy, set to star Michael Fassbender as the family patriarch, Joseph “Joe” Kennedy Sr.
The series, inspired by Fredrik Logevall’s book JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, will begin in the 1930s and chart the Kennedy family’s rise to political power.
Two-time Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender will star in Kennedy as Joe Kennedy Sr., the patriarch of the infamous family.
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The show is being run by showrunner Sam Shaw (Masters of Sex), and the eight-episode first season will be directed by Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round).
The series will examine the “intimate lives, loves, rivalries, and tragedies” that shaped the famous family dynasty.
The first season will primarily focus on Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine children, including John F. “Jack” Kennedy.
The new series is reportedly Netflix’s attempt to create an American version of its popular royal drama The Crown.
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Kennedy reveals the intimate lives, loves, rivalries, and tragedies that shaped the most iconic dynasty in modern history and helped create the world we live in today.
Beginning in the 1930s, the first season charts the improbable ascent of Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine children, including the rebellious second son, Jack, who struggles to escape the shadow of his golden-boy older brother.
A premiere date for Kennedy has not yet been announced.
