Overview
- Sam Shaw serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Thomas Vinterberg directing and also executive producing.
- Season 1 begins in the 1930s and follows Joe and Rose Kennedy’s rise and their nine children, highlighting Jack’s struggle under his older brother’s shadow.
- Netflix is producing the series with Chernin Entertainment, with executive producers including Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Kaitlin Dahill, Eric Roth, and Fredrik Logevall.
- No release date or production start has been announced, and reports of a January 2026 London shoot remain unconfirmed by Netflix.
- Outlets describe the project as an American counterpart to The Crown, and Shaw characterizes the Kennedys as a form of American mythology.