Maligned John F Kennedy Jr drama breaks streaming record after only three episodes

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6 Mar 2026 • 8:36 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Ryan Murphy's latest series, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, has become FX's most-watched limited series ever on Disney+ and Hulu.
  • The show, which premiered its first three episodes on 12 February, has garnered over 25 million hours of viewership for its initial five episodes alone.
  • Viewership for the series, which chronicles the romance and tragic deaths of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, has consistently increased with each weekly episode release.
  • The cast includes Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr., Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette, and Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy Onassis, whose performance has divided critics and audiences.
  • The series has drawn criticism, including from JFK Jr.'s nephew Jack Schlossberg, who accused Murphy of 'profiting off of it in a grotesque way', and general pushback regarding casting and the perceived glamorisation of tragedy.

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