FX's 'Love Story' Episode 6 Depicts JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's Secret Wedding

The upcoming episode will recreate the couple's private ceremony in Georgia, though the filming took place in New York.

Published on Mar. 5, 2026

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The sixth episode of the FX anthology series 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette' will depict the famous secret wedding between Kennedy Jr. and Bessette that took place at the First African Baptist Church on Cumberland Island, Georgia. While the real-life wedding occurred in Georgia, the show's production team decided to recreate the ceremony in an upstate New York location, according to the show's star Sarah Pidgeon.

Why it matters

The series, which is inspired by Elizabeth Beller's book 'Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy', has faced criticism from Jack Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy and the late president's only surviving child, who has called the show a 'grotesque display' that 'fictionalized' his uncle's life.

The details

The sixth episode, titled 'The Wedding', is set to air on March 5th at 9 p.m. ET on FX and will be available for streaming at 12 a.m. ET on Hulu. Though the real-life wedding took place in Georgia, the show's production team decided to recreate the ceremony in an upstate New York location, according to actress Sarah Pidgeon, who plays Carolyn Bessette. Pidgeon told Glamour Magazine that she 'was really trying to get production to fly us down to Georgia, but it just was not- not in the plans' and that the New York filming location 'made her feel like she was transported back to that time'.

  • The sixth episode of 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette' will air on March 5, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET.
  • The episode will be available for streaming on Hulu at 12 a.m. ET (9 p.m. PT) on March 5, 2026.

The players

Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

A nine-episode limited anthology series airing on FX and streaming on Hulu, inspired by Elizabeth Beller's book 'Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy'.

Paul Anthony Kelly

The actor portraying John F. Kennedy Jr. in the series.

Sarah Pidgeon

The actress portraying Carolyn Bessette in the series.

Jack Schlossberg

The 33-year-old aspiring New York congressman, who is the son of Caroline Kennedy, the only surviving daughter of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Schlossberg has been vocal in his criticism of the series, calling it a 'grotesque display' that 'fictionalized' his uncle's life.

Ryan Murphy

The creator of the 'Love Story' anthology series.

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What they’re saying

“I was really trying to get production to fly us down to Georgia, but it just was not- not in the plans. That would have been very magical.”

— Sarah Pidgeon, Actress portraying Carolyn Bessette (Glamour Magazine)

“If you want to know someone who's never met anyone in my family, knows nothing about us, talk to Ryan Murphy. I would just want people who do watch the show to watch it with one letter in mind, and that's a capital 'F' for fiction.”

— Jack Schlossberg (CBS Sunday Morning)

“The guy knows nothing about what he's talking about, and he's making a ton of money on a grotesque display of someone else's life.”

— Jack Schlossberg (CBS Sunday Morning)

What’s next

The series finale of 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette' is scheduled to air on March 26, 2026.

The takeaway

The 'Love Story' series has faced criticism for its dramatization and fictionalization of the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, with Kennedy's nephew Jack Schlossberg calling the show a 'grotesque display' that 'knows nothing' about his family. However, the production team's decision to recreate the couple's private Georgia wedding in an upstate New York location suggests an effort to capture the essence of their relationship, even if the details are not entirely accurate.