The Kennedys

📊 Series Specifications

Network Reelz
Episode Runtime ~45 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 8
Original Language EN
Creator Stephen Kronish, Joel Surnow

The Kennedys (2011)

Created by Stephen Kronish , Joel Surnow
⭐ 3.3 / 5 (88 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 8 Episodes 🏷️ Drama 📡 Ended
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'Rating Consensus & Critics'

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MATCHCUT Members
– / 10
IMDb Audience
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TOMATOMETER Critics
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METASCORE Top Critics
6.5 / 10
TMDB (88)
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Synopsis

The triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.

Seasons & Episodes

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E1 A Father's Great Expectations

The Kennedys rally to put Jack in the White House, but their difficult past illuminates a deeper struggle.

E2 Shared Victories, Private Struggles

The Presidential election comes down to the wire; Bobby tells Joe Sr. he’s leaving politics.

E3 Failed Invasion, Failed Fidelity

When the Bay of Pigs invasion proves disastrous, JFK makes a difficult decision he must later atone for.

E4 Broken Promises and Deadly Barriers

When the Bay of Pigs invasion proves disastrous, JFK makes a difficult decision he must later atone for.

E5 Moral Issues and Inner Turmoil

Riots over desegregation in the South force JFK to act; Jackie’s use of amphetamines continues; Joe Sr. suffers a stroke.

E6 Cuban Missiles aka On the Brink of War

The Cuban missile crisis brings America and Russia to the brink of war; Jackie leaves JFK after one infidelity too many.

E7 The Countdown to Tragedy

Jack and Jackie suffer the loss of their newborn child; she and JFK are in Dallas on that fateful day in November.

E8 The Aftermath: A Family's Curse of Misfortune and Heartbreak

Bobby blames himself for his brother’s death. Five years later, tragedy strikes again.