The series will reveal the intimate lives, loves, rivalries, and tragedies that shaped the most iconic dynasty in modern history, and helped create the world we live in today. Beginning in the 1930s, the first season charts the improbable ascent of Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine children, including rebellious second son Jack, who struggles to escape the shadow of his golden boy older brother.
Michael Fassbender (The Agency, Black Bag) will star as Joe Kennedy Sr.
Sam Shaw developed the drama. He will executive produce with Logevall, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Kaitlin Dahill, Eric Roth, Lila Byock, Anya Epstein, Dustin Thomason, Anna O'Malley and director Thomas Vinterberg. Chernin Entertainment produces in association with Netflix.
"The story of the Kennedys is the closest we have to American mythology - somewhere between Shakespeare and The Bold and the Beautiful," said Shaw. "But Fredrik Logevall's stunning, nuanced biography pulls a veil on the human strivings and burdens behind the myth, revealing as much about our present moment, how we got here and where we're going, as about the Kennedys themselves. I'm thrilled to be able to explore this saga of a family and a world in transition with Eric Roth, Thomas Vinterberg and our incredible band of artists and partners, at a moment when our past feels urgently present."
