Michael Fassbender Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Netflix will delve into the origins of the longest-running political family dynasty in the United States, the Kennedys. The streamer has greenlit a series, titled Kennedy, that will star Michael Fassbender as patriarch Joseph Kennedy Sr. The show comes from Chernin Entertainment and showrunner Sam Shaw (Castle Rock, Manhattan). Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round) is attached to direct. The series is based on JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 by Fredrik Logevall. Related Stories TV 'The Diplomat' Team Explains "Bone-Chilling" Season 3 Cliffhanger, Promises More Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford in Season 4 TV Netflix's 'Run Away': Harlan Coben Series With Minnie Driver, James Nesbitt Reveals First-Look Images "The story of the Kennedys is the closest we have to American mythology - somewhere between Shakespeare and The Bold and the Beautiful," said Shaw. "But Fredrik Logevall's stunning, nuanced biography pulls a veil on the human strivings and burdens behind the myth, revealing as much about our present moment, how we got here and where we're going, as about the Kennedys themselves. I'm thrilled to be able to explore this saga of a family and a world in transition." Kennedy is intended as an ongoing series. The first season will be set in the 1930s and follow 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 golden boy older brother," per the show's logline. Shaw will executive produce Kennedy with Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Kaitlin Dahill for Chernin Entertainment, Eric Roth, Logevall, Lila Byock, Anya Epstein, Dustin Thomason, Vinterberg and Anna O'Malley. Chernin Entertainment, part of The North Road Company, has produced a number of titles for Netflix, including the animated series Exploding Kittens, the Fear Street films and features Back in Action and Rez Ball. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed 'The Diplomat' Team Explains "Bone-Chilling" Season 3 Cliffhanger, Promises More Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford in Season 4 Live Feed Paris Hilton Has a New Web Series About Designing a Home Around Her ADHD (Exclusive) Ruth Jones Netflix's 'Run Away': Harlan Coben Series With Minnie Driver, James Nesbitt Reveals First-Look Images Live Feed 'Task' Star Sam Keeley Breaks Down Who Won the Battle and Who Won the War Live Feed Norman Reedus Previews the End of 'Daryl Dixon': "We're Wrapping Up in a Perfect Way" Live Feed 'Tracker' Star Justin Hartley Heads on a Different Quest in Season 3 Live Feed 'The Diplomat' Team Explains "Bone-Chilling" Season 3 Cliffhanger, Promises More Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford in Season 4 Live Feed Paris Hilton Has a New Web Series About Designing a Home Around Her ADHD (Exclusive) Ruth Jones Netflix's 'Run Away': Harlan Coben Series With Minnie Driver, James Nesbitt Reveals First-Look Images Live Feed 'Task' Star Sam Keeley Breaks Down Who Won the Battle and Who Won the War Live Feed Norman Reedus Previews the End of 'Daryl Dixon': "We're Wrapping Up in a Perfect Way" Live Feed 'Tracker' Star Justin Hartley Heads on a Different Quest in Season 3