S01E01 A Father's Great Expectations
The Kennedys rally to put Jack in the White House, but their difficult past illuminates a deeper struggle. “People talk about the curse that seems to echo down the generations of the Kennedys and in...
The Kennedys
S01E06: On the Brink of War
The Cuban missile crisis brings America and Russia to the brink of war; Jackie leaves JFK after one infidelity too many. “The lasting legacy of Jack and Bobby Kennedy was to resolve political crisis with the least amount of bloodshed possible…We never went to war with the Soviet Union. Had that crisis not been handled the way it was, we wouldn’t be here. This planet would be dead. Everything else pales to insignificance compared to that.” - Writer Stephen Kronish
Overview
The triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.
Episodes
S01E02 Shared Victories, Private Struggles
The Presidential election comes down to the wire; Bobby tells Joe Sr. he’s leaving politics. “John F. Kennedy was a very complicated person who meant a lot of things to a lot of different people....
S01E03 Failed Invasion, Failed Fidelity
When the Bay of Pigs invasion proves disastrous, JFK makes a difficult decision he must later atone for. “John F. Kennedy changed the image of the United States when he was president. People around the...
S01E04 Broken Promises and Deadly Barriers
When the Bay of Pigs invasion proves disastrous, JFK makes a difficult decision he must later atone for. “John F. Kennedy changed the image of the United States when he was president. People around the...
S01E05 Moral Issues and Inner Turmoil
Riots over desegregation in the South force JFK to act; Jackie’s use of amphetamines continues; Joe Sr. suffers a stroke. “Jack and Jackie Kennedy were truly the king and queen of America at the time....
S01E06 On the Brink of War
The Cuban missile crisis brings America and Russia to the brink of war; Jackie leaves JFK after one infidelity too many. “The lasting legacy of Jack and Bobby Kennedy was to resolve political crisis with...
S01E07 The Countdown to Tragedy
Jack and Jackie suffer the loss of their newborn child; she and JFK are in Dallas on that fateful day in November. “There’s an arc of the love story through the whole eight episodes. In...
S01E08 The Aftermath: A Family's Curse of Misfortune and Heartbreak
Bobby blames himself for his brother’s death. Five years later, tragedy strikes again. “I admire Robert Kennedy because of his courage to stand up during an extremely volatile and difficult time in America, knowing full...
Cast
Greg Kinnear
Jack Kennedy
Barry Pepper
Robert F. Kennedy
Katie Holmes
Jackie Kennedy
Tom Wilkinson
Joe Kennedy Sr.
Diana Hardcastle
Rose Kennedy
Kristin Booth
Ethel Kennedy
