March 12, 2026, 5:13 a.m. ET
The seventh episode of Ryan Murphy’s new hit anthology collection, Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, depicting New York’s well-known trendy romance, returns Thursday.
The nine-episode restricted collection, which is airing on FX and streaming on Hulu, is impressed by Elizabeth Beller’s e-book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. It stars Paul Anthony Kelly as Kennedy Jr., son of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Sarah Pidgeon as Bessette.
Episode seven, titled “Obsession,” airs on March 12 at 9 p.m. Hulu’s synopsis for the episode reads, “Carolyn suffers the consequences of being a public figure. Tensions rise between Carolyn and John’s family.”
Here’s what to know in regards to the New York–based mostly present, together with the seventh episode, the collection’ episode schedule, how to watch and the way an actress depicted within the present has reacted.
What is episode seven about?
Episode seven of ‘Love Story’ seems to painting the media circus surrounding Kennedy Jr. and particularly Bessette after their marriage ceremony, which was mentioned to have been filmed in Upstate NY.
The episode trailer from FX begins with the couple at the back of a automobile driving via New York City as they kiss and discuss via their pleasure about being newlyweds.
In the next clip, it seems that Kennedy Jr. is talking to somebody about the potential for leaving his position as editor of his personal NYC-based political journal, ‘George,’ and probably working for a seat within the Senate.
“Do not say anything to her about this,” Kennedy Jr., performed by Anthony, says within the trailer, referencing his new Wife Besette. In earlier episodes, we noticed a dialog between the couple the place Kennedy Jr. assures Besette that he doesn’t plan to observe in his father’s footsteps of working for president and that he does not have a lot curiosity in going into politics in any respect.
The finish of the trailer shows Besette surrounded by paparazzi, which leads to an emotional breakdown as she comes to phrases together with her new life within the public eye.
Daryl Hannah blasts ‘Love Story,’ calling it ‘tragedy-exploiting’
‘Love Story’ has change into a TV sensation. FX advised the Hollywood Reporter that the present is the most-streamed restricted collection on the community, with over 25 million hours of viewing for the primary 5 episodes on Hulu and Disney +.
However, not everyone seems to be a fan of the brand new collection.
Daryl Hannah, a well known actress, director, environmental activist and a onetime romantic associate of JFK Jr., wrote a brand new op-ed, published by the New York Times Friday, March 6, criticizing the character named after her within the present, and calling the choice to make the collection within the first place, “tragedy-exploiting.”
“The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident,” Hannah, 65, wrote of her character within the present. “Storytelling requires tension. It often requires an obstacle. But a real, living person is not a narrative device.”
“The actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue. I have never used cocaine in my life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties. I have never pressured anyone into marriage. I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial. I have never planted any story in the press. I never compared Jacqueline Onassis’ death to a dog’s. It’s appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show,” she wrote. “These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct — and they are false.”
Dree Hemingway, the actress enjoying Hannah within the collection, revealed in a brand new interview that she wrote Hannah a observe earlier than filming.
“It was really just a love note to her saying how much I admired her, how much I’ve admired her as an actress and a woman, prior to even being cast as Daryl, how much I really just fell in love with her as a human being,” Hemingway, 38, mentioned of the observe, in a latest interview with Nylon. “I watched interviews and that feeling of really spending time with somebody you’ve never spent time with, but researching.”
Hemingway mentioned Hannah has not responded to her letter, however emphasised within the interview that the collection was meant to be a “dramatization,” not a portrayal of reality.
‘Love Story’ notable NY filming places
New York performs a serious position each within the real-life romance and within the present’s filming places. Bessette was born in White Plains in 1966. Kennedy Jr. moved to New York City along with his mom and sister after his father’s 1963 assassination and later graduated from NYU School of Law in 1989.
Here are among the notable NYC filming places:
- Jackie Kennedy’s Fifth Avenue condo – Production designer Alex DiGerlando recreated the famed residence utilizing a Sotheby’s public sale catalog after many unique furnishings had been bought.
- Kennedy Jr.’s Tribeca loft – Exterior pictures have been filmed at his former constructing at 20 North Moore Street.
- Calvin Klein headquarters – Central to the early episodes, depicting how the couple met.
- Panna II Garden Indian Restaurant – The East Village restaurant the place the present filmed the couple’s first date scene. While not their precise first date location, the couple reportedly dined there privately throughout off-hours.
When do new episodes come out?
New episodes air Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FX and stream at 12 a.m. ET (9 p.m. PT) on Hulu. The collection premiered Feb. 12 with three episodes. The finale is scheduled for March 26.
‘Love Story’ Episode schedule
The collection runs 9 episodes complete:
- Episode 7- March 12
- Episode 8- March 19
- Episode 9- March 26
‘Love Story’ solid
- Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr.
- Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
- Grace Gummer as Caroline Kennedy
- Naomi Watts as Jackie Kennedy Onassis
- Alessandro Nivola as Calvin Klein
- Leila George as Kelly Klein
- Sydney Lemmon as Lauren Bessette
- Constance Zimmer as Ann Marie Messina
Contributing: USA Today Network
— Madison Scott is a journalist with the Democrat and Chronicle who covers breaking and trending information for the Finger Lakes Region. She has an curiosity in how the system helps or does not assist families with missing loved ones. She may be reached at MDScott@gannett.com.
