Ryan Murphy’s “Story” universe expands from American Horror Story to American Crime Story to Love Story, a new limited series that centers on John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. FX’s trailer for Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette shows that casting Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr. and Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn seems pretty spot on.
The limited series also stars Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein, and Leila George as Kelly Klein. Sydney Lemmon plays Lauren Bessette and Constance Zimmer plays Ann Marie Messina.
FX has set a February 12, 2026 premiere date for the first three episodes. New episodes of the nine-episode season stream on Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT.
FX offers this description of the first installment in the Love Story anthology series:
“It was a love story that captured the attention of the nation: John F. Kennedy Jr. was the closest thing to American royalty. The country watched him grow from a boy to a beloved bachelor and media sensation. Bessette was a star in her own right. Fiercely independent and with a singular style, she rose from being a sales assistant to an executive at Calvin Klein and became a trusted confidante of its eponymous founder. John and Carolyn’s connection was immediate, electric, and undeniable.
As their love story unfolded on a national stage, the intense fame and media attention that came along with it threatened to rip them apart. […] Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette charts the complex and heartbreaking journey of a couple whose private love became a national obsession.”
Connor Hines created the series, inspired by Elizabeth Beller’s book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Hine, Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Monica Levinson, Kim Rosenstock, D.V. DeVincentis, and Tanase Popa are the executive producers.
Max Winkler executive produced and directed the pilot episode.
