FX’s new Ryan Murphy production, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, will premiere with the release of the first three episodes on February 12, 2026 at 9pm ET/PT. FX will drop new episodes of the nine-episode season on subsequent Thursdays.
Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon (I Know What You Did Last Summer) star as the titular characters. The cast of the first installment in the Love Story anthology includes Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy, Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein, Leila George as Kelly Klein, Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette, and Constance Zimmer as Ann Marie Messina.
Elizabeth Beller’s book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy serves as the inspiration for the limited series. Connor Hines created the series with Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Connor Hines, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Monica Levinson, Kim Rosenstock, D.V. DeVincentis, and Tanase Popa executive producing.
FX’s synopsis reads, “It was a love story that captured the attention of the nation: John F. Kennedy Jr. (Kelly) was the closest thing to American royalty. The country watched him grow from a boy to a beloved bachelor and media sensation. Carolyn Bessette (Pidgeon) 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.”
Max Winkler executive produced and directed the pilot episode. The anthology series is produced by 20th Television.
