JFK Limited Series in Development at Netflix From ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Co-Writer Eric Roth, Chernin Entertainment (Exclusive)
Netflix is developing a limited series based on the life of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.
The series will be based on the critically acclaimed book “JFK: Coming Of Age In The American Century, 1917-1956” by Fredrik Logevall. The book, originally published in 2020, is the first part of a planned two-volume biography of Kennedy. Part one examines his life from his birth up to his time as the junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
Eric Roth is attached to write and executive produce the project. Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping of Chernin Entertainment will also executive produce. The search is currently on for a showrunner.
Reps for Netflix did not immediately respond to request for comment.
According to sources, Netflix sees the series as something like an American version of “The Crown,” their highly successful show about Queen Elizabeth II and the British royal family,...
The series will be based on the critically acclaimed book “JFK: Coming Of Age In The American Century, 1917-1956” by Fredrik Logevall. The book, originally published in 2020, is the first part of a planned two-volume biography of Kennedy. Part one examines his life from his birth up to his time as the junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
Eric Roth is attached to write and executive produce the project. Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping of Chernin Entertainment will also executive produce. The search is currently on for a showrunner.
Reps for Netflix did not immediately respond to request for comment.
According to sources, Netflix sees the series as something like an American version of “The Crown,” their highly successful show about Queen Elizabeth II and the British royal family,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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