Netflix rounds out the cast of Michael Fassbender’s Kennedy drama series as production gets underway in London
Netflix’s upcoming drama series, Kennedy, starring Michael Fassbender as Joe Kennedy, Sr., is steadily taking shape. As production for the high-profile project gets underway in London, we’re hearing that multiple players have joined the cast. Coming of Age in the American Century, Kennedy, from Chernin Entertainment, spans 1917 to 1956 and explores the triumphs and tragedies of the Kennedy family.
What is Netflix’s Kennedy series about?
Here’s the official logline for Netflix’s Kennedy:
Kennedy reveals the intimate lives, loves, rivalries, and tragedies that shaped the most iconic dynasty in modern history, and helped create the world we live in today. Beginning in the 1930s, the first season charts the improbable ascent of Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine children, including rebellious second son Jack, who struggles to escape the shadow of his older, golden-boy brother.
Sam Shaw serves as the showrunner and executive producer of the 8-episode Kennedy series.
Who’s joining the cast of Netflix’s Kennedy?
Previously, we learned that Michael Fassbender would lead the series as Joe Kennedy, Sr., with Laura Donnelly as Rose Kennedy, Nick Robinson as Joe Kennedy Jr., and Joshuah Melnick as Jack Kennedy with recurring cast Ben Miles as Eddie Moore, Lydia Peckham as Rosemary Kennedy, Saura Lightfoot-Leon as Kick Kennedy, Cole Doman as Lem Billings, and Imogen Poots as Gloria Swanson.
As Netflix rounds out the cast, the studio says the following actors have joined the project as recurring cast members:
Georgina Bitmead (The Assassin, Sex Education) plays Eunice Kennedy. The fifth child of Joe Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy.
Miley Locke (Amandaland, There She Goes) plays younger Kick Kennedy. The fourth child of Joe Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy.
Tipper Seifert-Cleveland (Crookhaven, Cruella) plays younger Rosemary Kennedy. The third child of Joe Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy.
Hera Hilmar (See, Reykavik Fusion) plays Inga Arvad. A Danish journalist and former motion picture star who was a close associate of Jack Kennedy during the early 1940s.
Wyatt Russell (Monarch, Thunderbolts) plays Charles Lindbergh. The American aviator who achieved international fame for the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.
Patrick Fischler (Barry, Paradise) plays Arthur Krock. An influential American journalist who served as the Washington Bureau Chief for The New York Times from 1932 to 1953.
Caitlin FitzGerald (Succession, Station Eleven) plays Clare Boothe Luce. A prominent American writer and socialite in the Kennedy circle during the late 1930s, who went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1943 to 1947.
Louis Landau (Rivals, Butterfly) plays Billy Cavendish. The Marquess of Hartington was a member of the British aristocracy.
Robin Soans (Victoria & Abdul, The Queen) plays Neville Chamberlain. The British Prime Minister from 1937 to 1940, known for his leadership during the years leading up to World War II.
Denis O’Hare (The Boroughs, American Horror Story) plays Raymond Furness, a career official within the U.S. State Department who served at the U.S. Embassy in London during the late 1930s.
Albert Welling (Succession, Mr Bates Vs The Postman) plays Winston Churchill. The British statesman and First Lord of the Admiralty, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.
Toby Huss (Weapons, Halt & Catch Fire) plays Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 32nd President of the United States, who served from 1933 until his death in 1945.
Eddie Marsan (No Ordinary Heist, Ray Donovan) plays J. Edgar Hoover. The first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who led the agency from its inception in 1935 until 1972.
Let the on-screen chemistry commence!
I’ve never understood the obsession with the Kennedy dynasty, but if I’m being honest, this isn’t my arena. What interests me is the cast of Sam Shaw’s ambitious series. The show features a lot of top-tier talent under one roof, and great on-screen chemistry is always something worth looking forward to. If the trailer looks good, and Kennedy looks like it’s got the juice, I might check it out. How about you? Are you interested in Netflix’s Kennedy series? Let us know in the comments section below.
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