Matthew Perry has joined one of Americas most famous families.
Katie Holmesreprises her role as Jackie Kennedy Onassis.
After the deaths of his brothers, Ted continued serving as U.S.
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Senator until his death in 2009.
Kennedy ultimately pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of the crash after causing injury.
The original 2011 series had been set to be distributed by History before it was picked up by Reelz.
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We have concluded this dramatic interpretation is not a fit for the History brand,the channel announcedin 2011.
Greg Kinnear played John F. Kennedy, while Barry Pepper assumed the role of Robert.
Perry, Holmes, Prupas, and Intuition Productions Keri Selig serve as executive producers.
Filming for the project begins in Toronto this May.
The miniseries is pegged for a spring 2017 debut.
