The Kennedys
Season 1 Episode 1 - A Father's Great Expectations
The Kennedys rally to put Jack in the White House, but their difficult past illuminates a deeper struggle. “People talk about the curse that seems to echo down the generations of the Kennedys and in a certain sense it’s true,” says Tom Wilkinson. “And if you are going to see it in the kind of Greek tragedy sense, there isn’t a better sort of patriarchal figure than Joe Kennedy because his world view was extreme. His world view was: ambition, money and family. It’s almost medieval in its simplicity … but almost everything else went by the boards.” -Tom Wilkinson
Episodes in Season 1
A Father's Great Expectations
45 min
Shared Victories, Private Struggles
45 min
Failed Invasion, Failed Fidelity
45 min
Broken Promises and Deadly Barriers
45 min
Moral Issues and Inner Turmoil
45 min
On the Brink of War
45 min
The Countdown to Tragedy
45 min
The Aftermath: A Family's Curse of Misfortune and Heartbreak
45 min