The Kennedys: After Camelot

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The Kennedys: After Camelot
Genre
Starring
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2 (4)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Prupas
  • Keri Selig
  • Stan E. Hubbard
  • Jon Cassar
  • J. Randy Taraborrelli
  • Stephen Kronish
  • Jonathan Koch
  • Steve Michaels
  • Katie Holmes
  • Matthew Perry
  • Kevin Lafferty
  • Irene Litinsky
  • Evan Tussman
ProducerKevin Lafferty
CinematographyDavid Moxness
Editors
Running time
  • 90 minutes per episode (two-episode version)
  • 45 minutes per episode (four-episode version)
Production companies
  • Muse Entertainment
  • Intuition Productions
  • Three Pot Productions
Original release
Network Reelz
ReleaseApril 2 (2017-04-02) 
April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)
Related
The Kennedys

The Kennedys: After Camelot (also known as The Kennedys: Decline and Fall) [1] is a 2017 American television drama miniseries based on the 2012 book After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present by J. Randy Taraborrelli as a follow-up to the 2011 miniseries The Kennedys . Katie Holmes reprised her role as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, [2] while Matthew Perry, in his final television role, played Ted Kennedy, [3] Alexander Siddig appeared as Aristotle Onassis [4] and Kristen Hager as Joan Bennett Kennedy, Ted's wife. [5] The two-part miniseries aired on Reelz on April 2, 2017, and April 9, 2017.

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Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Family Bonds" Jon Cassar Stephen KronishApril 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)0.746 [6]
2"New Beginnings" Katie Holmes & Jon CassarSandra Chwialkowska & Stephen KronishApril 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)0.739 [7]

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