Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Love Story – John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, Episode 9 Search and Recovery

Play trailer Love Story – John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, Episode 9 Search and Recovery Aired Mar 26, 2026 Romance Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 4 Reviews
John and Carolyn fight to keep their relationship intact; the world watches as tragedy strikes.

Where to Watch

Love Story — John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, Episode 9

Cast & Crew

View All

Connor Hines

Creator

Sarah Pidgeon

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

Paul Anthony Kelly

John F. Kennedy Jr.

Naomi Watts

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Grace Gummer

Caroline Kennedy

Leila George

Kelly Klein
View All

Love Story — John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, Episode 9

Love Story Love Story View more photos

Critics Reviews

View More
Peter Travers The Travers Take 1d
3.5/4
Sentimental? Maybe. But in this final episode, away from the overwriting and sensationalism and powerfully humanized by Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kelly, those tears are fully earned. Go to Full Review Rafaela Bassili New York Magazine/Vulture 5d
2/5
It never fully achieved any of these ambitions, nor did it meaningfully plumb the story’s inherent contradictions. Go to Full Review Revati Gelda Tell-Tale TV 5d
3.5/5
The depiction of the plane crash is intense, but not in the way you’d expect, which makes it that much more harrowing to watch since you’re aware of the outcome. Go to Full Review Carissa Pavlica TV Fanatic 5d
4.55/5
The only way out of Love Story Season 1 was through the tragic deaths of John, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren on July 16, 1999. John was 38 years old, and Carolyn was only 33. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis John and Carolyn fight to keep their relationship intact; the world watches as tragedy strikes.
Director
Anthony Hemingway
Creator
Connor Hines
Executive Producer
Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Connor Hines, Eric Kovtun, Nissa Diederich, Scott Robertson, Monica Levinson, Kim Rosenstock, D.V. DeVincentis
Network
FX
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Romance, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 26, 2026