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New Series Explores JFK Jr. and Bessette's Tragic Love

2/25/2026

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The limited series "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette" dramatizes the couple's romance and deaths within FX's American Story anthology.
Episode 5, "Battery Park," releases on February 26, 2026.
Rotten Tomatoes rates the series at 84 percent.
Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kelly star, with Naomi Watts as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
The series runs February 12 to March 26, 2026, with nine episodes.

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Story summary

The limited series "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette" dramatizes the couple's romance and deaths within FX's American Story anthology.
Episode 5, "Battery Park," releases on February 26, 2026.
Rotten Tomatoes rates the series at 84 percent.
Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kelly star, with Naomi Watts as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
The series runs February 12 to March 26, 2026, with nine episodes.