Michael Fassbender to guide Netflixs Kennedy drama collection on Americas most iconic political household

Netflix has formally greenlit Kennedy, an eight-episode drama collection chronicling the rise of America’s most storied political dynasty. Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Fassbender is ready to headline the collection as Joseph Kennedy Sr., the bold patriarch whose affect formed generations of the Kennedy household.

The present, produced by Chernin Entertainment, is tailored from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Fredrik Logevall’s e book JFK: Coming of Age within the American Century, 1917–1956. The first season will discover the Kennedys’ ascent in the course of the Thirties, tracing Joe and Rose Kennedy’s rising political and social ambitions as they increase 9 kids — together with the younger Jack Kennedy, who would go on to develop into some of the transformative U.S. Presidents.

According to the collection synopsis, Kennedy will delve into “the intimate lives, loves, rivalries, and tragedies” that formed the household’s legacy and, in flip, fashionable American historical past.

Thomas Vinterberg, the Oscar-nominated director of Another Round, will direct the collection and government produce alongside Eric Roth (Forrest Gump), Fredrik Logevall, Sam Shaw, and Dustin Thomason. Shaw, greatest identified for Manhattan and Castle Rock, will function showrunner.

Industry insiders describe Kennedy as Netflix’s reply to The Crown, mixing sweeping historic storytelling with an exploration of household, energy, and legacy.

For Fassbender, Kennedy marks his second main tv function in recent times, following his flip in Paramount+’s The Agency. The actor is greatest identified for his performances in 12 Years a Slave, Steve Jobs, and Shame; and was lately seen in Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag.

Production on Kennedy is predicted to start in early 2026, with Netflix eyeing the mission as considered one of its subsequent main status dramas.

Published – October 21, 2025 11:13 am IST

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