The Kennedys (TV miniseries) Promo

The Kennedys is a television miniseries chronicling the lives of the Kennedy family, including key triumphs and tragedies it has experienced. It stars Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes, Barry Pepper and Tom Wilkinson among others, and is directed by Jon Cassar.

The Kennedys was originally set to be broadcast on History Television in Canada and History in the United States. In January 2011, US-based History announced that it would not show the series. After various other broadcasters declined to pick up the miniseries, the US rights were purchased by ReelzChannel, which premiered the first two episodes on 3 April 2011. The miniseries began in the United Kingdom on 7 April, on 10 April 2011 in Canada, Ireland on 21 May 2011 and on 22 May 2011 in Australia. The series is to be released on Region 2 DVD on 4 July 2011.