It was announced earlier this week that the story of John F. Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy would be getting the Ryan Murphy treatment, as part of his “American Story” franchise. First there was the fictionalised American Horror Story series,

Ryan Murphy’s American Story franchise is gearing up for its next installment. American Love Story, which will tell the story of John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette, is coming to FX, executive producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson announced on Tuesday.

“Carolyn wasn’t John’s shadow; she was his equal,” RoseMarie Terenzio, John’s former chief-of-staff at George magazine, recalled in her book Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss.

The makers behind the anthology TV franchise American Story, which brought us American Horror Story, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, The Assassination Gianni Versace and more, have yet another exciting series in store for us.

The son of the renowned, almost legendary president and an icon to many women. They made a picture-perfect couple. Only years later, the truth about their relationship was revealed. He was no prince,