Following his American Horror Story , American Crime Story , and American Sports Story franchises, prolific producer Ryan Murphy is returning with American Love Story , a new spin-off anthology series centered on romances that captured the world’s attention. The first installment’s focus? Eternal style icon Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and her husband, John F. Kennedy Jr.
So, who will play Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in American Love Story ?
Sarah Pidgeon, the American actor and rapidly rising star whom you might recognize from Prime Video’s The Wilds , or as the younger version of Kathryn Hahn’s character in Hulu’s Tiny Beautiful Things , is taking the lead as the impossibly glamorous Bessette-Kennedy. It’s sure to be the 28-year-old’s splashiest onscreen part to date, though she