Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes to Play JFK, Jackie
Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes will star in "The Kennedys," the History Channel's first scripted miniseries.
The channel announced Wednesday that Kinnear will play President John F. Kennedy, and Holmes will portray first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the eight-hour program about the famous family.
JFK: The Early Years
JFK: The White House Years
JFK: The Assasination
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Legacy of Tragedy
Barry Pepper is set to play Robert Kennedy, who served as U.S. attorney general in his brother's administration. Tom Wilkinson is cast as patriarch Joseph Kennedy.
Joel Surnow, creator of "24," is set to produce the series, which will focus on the early years of JFK's presidency before he was assassinated in 1963, the New York Post reports.
Kinnear has starred in "Flash of Genius, "Baby Mama," "Little Miss Sunshine" and more recently "The Last Song" with Miley Cyrus.
Holmes, one of the stars of TV's "Dawson's Creek," has appeared in such movie sas "Batman Begins" and "Thank You For Not Smoking." She made her Broadway debut in the revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" in 2008.
The Kennedy's personal drama will be part of the saga along with major events of their time, the channel has said.
The miniseries is scheduled to air on the History Channel in 2011.
CBS/ AP The channel announced Wednesday that Kinnear will play President John F. Kennedy, and Holmes will portray first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the eight-hour program about the famous family.
JFK: The Early Years
JFK: The White House Years
JFK: The Assasination
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Legacy of Tragedy
Barry Pepper is set to play Robert Kennedy, who served as U.S. attorney general in his brother's administration. Tom Wilkinson is cast as patriarch Joseph Kennedy.
Joel Surnow, creator of "24," is set to produce the series, which will focus on the early years of JFK's presidency before he was assassinated in 1963, the New York Post reports.
Kinnear has starred in "Flash of Genius, "Baby Mama," "Little Miss Sunshine" and more recently "The Last Song" with Miley Cyrus.
Holmes, one of the stars of TV's "Dawson's Creek," has appeared in such movie sas "Batman Begins" and "Thank You For Not Smoking." She made her Broadway debut in the revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" in 2008.
The Kennedy's personal drama will be part of the saga along with major events of their time, the channel has said.
The miniseries is scheduled to air on the History Channel in 2011.
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- Today is January 21, 2011 - I heard that the Kennedy Mini Series will not be shown on the History because they belong to ABC and someone there stopped it. I heard that it would be shown in Canada and Britain. I hope it will be shown on the BBC channel here in the United States. I do not like things like this being held back, it is un-American. ABC is bordering on censorship just like they do with their news and it sure does not make them any Brownie Points in the Public's Eye. They could take off some of that supposely reality TV like the Bachelor or any of that other nonsense that everybody hates. That is one of the dumbest things on TV and it is just people that want to get into acting or something. How can I find out if it will be shown here on the BBC.
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- If you're sick of them, why post anything? The family still holds an interest to some American people and to the media.
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