“Friends” star Matthew Perry will portray Ted Kennedy in “The Kennedys: After Camelot,” an upcoming miniseries that will air on Reelz in 2017.
The project is a follow-up to the 2011 Reelz miniseries “The Kennedys,” and will feature Katie Holmes reprising her role as Jackie Kennedy Onassis.
It will follow Ted Kennedy in the years after his brothers Jack and Bobby were assassinated, leaving a void of male leadership in the Kennedy family.
“We are privileged to have an actor of Matthew Perry’s stature and ability take on the role of such a complex and controversial figure as Ted Kennedy,” executive producer Michael Prupas told Variety. “Matthew Perry and Katie Holmes will fascinate audiences around the world as they bring these two famous Americans to life.”
Reelz CEO Stan Hubbard discussed the inherent drama in the Kennedys’ lives in the same Variety story.
“As the Reelz brand has evolved to tell the real stories of celebrities’ lives, there’s no bigger celebrity family than the Kennedys, and we’re proud to continue this amazing and dramatic story that began with ‘The Kennedys’ miniseries,” he said. “The Kennedys have inspired more movies, books, TV shows and documentaries than any other American family.”
