Ryan Murphy acquired many individuals speaking — together with at the very least one member of the Kennedy household — with a primary take a look at the celebrities of American Love Story in character as John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.
“Listed here are some stills from our Love Story digital camera check,” Murphy wrote on Instagram on Friday, June 13. “We began capturing this week in New York Metropolis and might’t wait till you see the romantic and tragic love story between America’s prince, JFK Jr., and vogue icon Carolyn Bessette — out Valentine’s Day week of 2026.”
The producer added: “I’m thrilled to introduce you to Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn and Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. Over a thousand actors auditioned for every of those roles, and we completely discovered the proper selections.”
Jack Schlossberg, nephew of John F. Kennedy Jr., posted a remark to the Instagram slideshow, urging Murphy to donate earnings to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Hey Ryan — admiration for John is nice, however possibly contemplate donating earnings to the Kennedy Library,” he wrote. “Thanks.”
(Schlossberg beforehand campaigned for the library on Instagram this February after federal layoffs spurred by the Division of Authorities Effectivity compelled the Boston, Massachusetts, establishment to shut quickly.)
Murphy responded to Schlossberg’s remark, writing, “I completely will.”
Others celebs, in the meantime, have been impressed by the primary take a look at American Love Story.
“Wow,” Mindy Kaling wrote.
“Can’t wait,” stated Marc Jacobs.
“Attractive casting,” Cheyenne Jackson stated.
And Hint Lysette wrote, “Wow, I knew who they have been earlier than even studying the caption.”
FX ordered American Love Story in 2021 alongside the Aaron Hernandez-focused first season of American Sports activities Story and a possible Studio 54-focused fourth season of American Crime Story.
“American Love Story is a scripted anthology collection of sweeping real love tales that captured the world’s consideration,” the community stated in a press launch on the time. “The primary installment depicts the whirlwind courtship and marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. What began out as a ravishing union for the younger couple, extensively thought to be American royalty, started to fray beneath the stress of the relentless microscope and navel gaze of tabloid media. The pressures of their careers and rumored household discord ended with their tragic deaths when his non-public aircraft crashed into the ocean on a hazy summer season evening off the coast of Massachusetts.”
American Love Story, Sequence Premiere, February 2026, FX