The Kennedys: After Camelot

2017
5.0
2 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (4)

1 Episode 1
6/2/17
Season-only
Following the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, Jackie defies public opinion and marries Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Ted Kennedy is pressured to replace his fallen brother and continue the legacy of "Camelot" by running for the White House himself.
2 Episode 2
6/2/17
Season-only
The Kennedy family is shaken to its core when Ted's car accident at Chappaquiddick results in the death of his female companion. Jackie returns from Greece - over the objections of Onassis - to help the Kennedys, only to find herself drawn into their attempt to save Ted's career by evading justice.
3 Episode 3
6/2/17
Season-only
The Chappaquiddick disaster is resolved, though a permanent cloud hangs over Ted's public life and his conscience. Jackie's marriage to Onassis ends when the death of his son convinces him that she's the bearer of the "Kennedy curse". She returns with her children to live in New York, but her relationship with JFK Jr is strained as he chafes under the burden of his father's name. Ted falls deeper into alcoholism and depression when his son suffers a catastrophic illness.
4 Episode 4
6/2/17
Season-only
Ted runs for President in 1980, but his campaign is a failure. His marriage ends in divorce. Jackie urges him to reform his personal life. She finds happiness with a new companion. But that happiness is cut short when she dies at the age of 64. JFK Jr contemplates a run for office, but he's killed in a plane crash that ends forever the legacy of "Camelot".

About this show

The Kennedys: After Camelot is an engrossing look at those who carried the Kennedy name - and the expectations of history - following the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. Katie Holmes stars as Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Still reeling from the death of her husband, John F. "Jack" Kennedy, the nation’s 35th president and all but crushed by the assassination of her beloved brother-in-law Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy, her marriage to Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis provides safety and security for her and her children. It also outrages the American people. But hers is the story of survival, and she returns to the Kennedys to become the rock of the family. Matthew Perry portrays Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy. Challenged to pick up the mantle of his fallen brothers, he spirals downward into the abyss of alcoholism and infidelity. His relationship with Jackie, stormy and emotionally charged, becomes the salvation of his life and, in many ways, the validation of hers.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
2 reviews
Emma Routledge
December 2, 2020
Brilliant performances by both Matthew Perry and Katie Holmes