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The Kennedys

★ 7.6 8K votes 2011–2011 1 season · 8 episodes Ended Reelz
Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 8/10Family sagaBonds and fractures across generations of one family.This show: 8/10Elites & privilegeThe rich and powerful, glamorous or rotten.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Greg KinnearBarry PepperKatie HolmesTom WilkinsonDiana HardcastleKristin Booth
Starring
Greg KinnearBarry PepperKatie HolmesTom WilkinsonDiana HardcastleKristin Booth
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About

"Camelot's glamour with the cracks showing"

This miniseries traces the rise of the Kennedy family from Joseph Kennedy's political ambitions through JFK's presidency, marriage to Jacqueline, and the shadow of tragedy that follows them. It plays like a glossy historical soap opera, heavy on family intrigue, ambition, and private anguish behind the public image. The pace is brisk for a period piece, carried by strong performances rather than subtlety, and it leans into melodrama more than documentary rigor. Expect handsome production design and a tabloid-ish fascination with power, secrets, and the cost of dynasty-building rather than a strict history lesson.

Watch it for

the lead performances turning a familiar political dynasty into intimate, often unflattering family drama.

Maybe skip if

you want a historically rigorous account rather than a dramatized, soap-opera take on real events.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12011
7.52K85h 54m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Joe's Revenge7.4
32144 min
▶2The First Campaign7.4
28044 min
▶3Bay of Pigs7.5
26845 min
▶4Bobby's War7.4
26545 min
▶5Life Sentences7.4
24844 min
▶6Cuban Missiles7.7
25344 min
▶7Lancer and Lace7.5
25244 min
▶8My Brother's Keeper7.7
24244 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Greg Kinnear Jack Kennedy
Barry Pepper Bobby Kennedy
Katie Holmes Jackie Kennedy
Tom Wilkinson Joe Kennedy Sr.
Diana Hardcastle Rose Kennedy
Kristin Booth Ethel Kennedy
Rothaford Gray Agent Abraham Bolden
Janelle Hutchison Evelyn Lincoln
Rachel Wilson Michelle
Serge Houde Sam Giancana

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