It's the month of love, and that means the much-anticipated series, Love Story, is upon us. On Monday morning, the FX series from executive producer Ryan Murphy, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, released a trailer (below) that depicts its stars—newcomer Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. and Tony-nominee Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy—meeting and falling in love amidst their challenges.
The couple's relationship is tested by the relentless media attention they receive and the photographers who wait outside their apartment at all times. "There's your world, and then there's mine," Carolyn says to JFK Jr. "It's not a question of if I want to spend the rest of my life with you. It's a question of if I'm cut out to be Mrs. JFK Jr."
The trailer also showcases Carolyn's timeless style as she works at Calvin Klein in the '90s. However, when first-look images were released last summer, Carolyn's style received backlash from online critics who called it "fast fashion." Even Carolyn's former hair colorist, Brad Johns, in real life, told Vogue in June that her hair color was "totally wrong."
Here's a synopsis of the show: "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."
The series is inspired by Elizabeth Beller's book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. JFK Jr., Carolyn, and her sister Lauren Bessette died in a plane crash on July 16, 1999.
The cast also 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.
Love Story was created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Connor Hines, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Monica Levinson, Kim Rosenstock, D.V. DeVincentis, and Tanase Popa. Max Winkler directed the pilot and serves as an executive producer.
The series premieres with the first three episodes on FX on Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET and will be streaming on Hulu at 9 p.m. ET and on Disney+ internationally. Following premiere week, episodes of the nine-episode series will drop weekly.
