Overview

• Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly have begun portraying Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. during the New York City shoot.
• Naomi Watts, Grace Gummer, Sydney Lemmon and Alessandro Nivola are set to appear as Jackie Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, Lauren Bessette and Calvin Klein.
• Released images showing Pidgeon in a pleather blazer, bronze midi skirt and Converse sneakers prompted backlash from fans and fashion insiders over perceived inaccuracies.
• Brad Johns, Bessette-Kennedy’s former colorist, told Vogue that Pidgeon’s hair was “too 2024” and lacked the warm toffee tones he crafted in the late 1990s.
• Showrunners clarified that the published photos were lighting and camera tests rather than final wardrobe reveals.