Behind the Scenes of FX's 'Love Story': Sarah Pidgeon and the Cast on Making the Kennedy-Bessette Limited Series
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Antonia Blyth
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Summary
An in-depth interview and behind-the-scenes look at FX's limited series 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette.' The article features star Sarah Pidgeon, who played Carolyn Bessette, along with insights from co-star Paul Anthony Kelly (JFK Jr.), creator Connor Hines, director Max Winkler, and Grace Gummer. It covers the casting process, the controversy over Pidgeon's hair color before the show aired, the production's approach to recreating 1990s Manhattan, the public and critical reactions to the series, and what the future holds for the show and its cast members.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledI didn't expect the hair color thing to blow up the way it did. It was wild to see people so invested before they'd even seen a second of footage.
Playing Carolyn was about capturing her essence, her grace, and the complexity of who she was beyond the tabloid headlines.
We wanted to tell a love story, not a tragedy. Everyone knows how it ends, but we wanted people to remember how it began.
The 1990s New York we recreated felt like stepping into a time machine — no smartphones, just cigarettes and fashion and that raw energy.
The controversy actually brought more attention to the show, but it also put a lot of pressure on us to deliver something worthy of that conversation.
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