American Love Story Offers A First Look At Its JFK Jr. And Carolyn Bessette — Plus, Find Out When It Premieres

Love is blooming this Valentine's Day on FX.

The inaugural season of Ryan Murphy's new anthology American Love Story will premiere next February, Murphy announced on Instagram on Friday. In fact, Season 1 of Love Story — focusing on the ill-fated romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette — will debut during the week of Valentine's Day, although a specific date and time have not been announced.

Murphy also gave us a first look at series stars Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon as JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette — see the photo above — along with video of them doing camera tests in costume, joined by co-stars Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein, Leila George as Kelly Klein, Sydney Lemmon as Carolyn's sister Lauren Bessette and Noah Fearnley as Michael Bergin. Naomi Watts has also reportedly signed on to play JFK Jr.'s mother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, with Grace Gummer as his sister Caroline Kennedy.

"We started shooting this week in New York City and can't wait until you see the romantic and tragic love story between America's prince, JFK Jr., and fashion icon Carolyn Bessette — out Valentine's Day week of 2026," Murphy said in a caption. "I am thrilled to introduce you to Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn and Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. Over a thousand actors auditioned for each of these roles, and we absolutely found the perfect choices."

JFK Jr., the son of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, married Bessette in 1996, but the two were tragically killed in a 1999 plane crash, along with her sister Lauren. American Love Story was first announced back in August 2021, with the first season focusing on JFK Jr. and Bessette.

"What started out as a beautiful union for the young couple, widely regarded as American royalty, began to fray under the stress of the relentless microscope and navel gaze of tabloid media," the logline reads. "The pressures of their careers and rumored family discord ended with their tragic deaths when his private plane crashed into the ocean on a hazy summer night off the coast of Massachusetts."

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