Ever for the reason that information broke that Ryan Murphy could be getting his arms on the John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy story for a brand new FX anthology sequence, American Love Story, everybody (or everybody who’s deeply invested in high-budget political-romance-biopics, so perhaps simply…me?) has been questioning who the prolific TV creator may discover to embody the easy attraction and perennial ’90s stylish of Bessette-Kennedy herself. Now, it appears we lastly have a solution, as Deadline is reporting that The Wilds star Sarah Pidgeon has been solid in what’s undoubtedly the position of a lifetime.
Pidgeon positively seems to have the dramaturgical chops essential to convey Murphy’s interpretation of Bessette-Kennedy to life; in any case, she has a BFA from the celebrated Carnegie Mellon Faculty of Drama, she bought rave evaluations in 2022 for her efficiency as a younger Kathryn Hahn (discuss dream roles!) within the Hulu sequence Tiny Lovely Issues, and her Broadway run as Diana within the hit David Adjmi play Stereophonic earned her a Tony nomination final 12 months.
Resume particulars apart, whereas one hates to hitch an actress’s castability to one thing as random and mutable as her look, Pidgeon additionally has precisely the pensive, porcelain-skinned, vaguely patrician magnificence essential to make a reputable CBK. Additionally, I’m pleasantly shocked that the powers that be at FX didn’t robotically solid a blonde within the half. (In spite of everything, wigs exist! As does hair dye!)
Now, just one query stays: Who will play JFK Jr.? If it’s Evan Peters, everyone drink!
