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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Created by | Sam Shaw |
| Based on | JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917–1956 by Fredrik Logevall |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production company | Chernin Entertainment |
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| Network | Netflix |
Kennedy is an upcoming American historical drama television series made by Netflix. The series is based on the 2020 biography JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century by Fredrik Logevall, who also serves as an executive producer. [1]
The series is based on the Kennedy family, and starts with the rise of Joe and Rose Kennedy in the 1930s. [2]
In 2023, Variety reported that Netflix was developing a series based on Fredrik Logevall's book JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, with Eric Roth set to write the script and Chernin Entertainment producing. [1] In 2025, Netflix announced that the show was being produced and that Sam Shaw would be the showrunner, with Michael Fassbender portraying Joe Kennedy Sr. [2] Thomas Vinterberg is set to direct and executive produce the series. [2]
In January 2026, it was announced that Laura Donnelly, Nick Robinson, and Joshuah Melnick joined the series as series regulars, while Ben Miles, Lydia Peckham, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Cole Doman, and Imogen Poots were cast in recurring roles. [3] In March Georgina Bitmead, Miley Locke, Tipper Seifert-Cleveland, Hera Hilmar, Wyatt Russell, Patrick Fischler, Caitlin FitzGerald, Louis Landau, Robin Soans, Denis O’Hare, Albert Welling, Toby Huss, and Eddie Marsan joined the series in recurring roles. [4]
The eight-episode first season will be streamed on Netflix. [5]
