Katie Holmes To Return As Jackie Kennedy In 'The Kennedys'
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Katie
Holmes
will
reprise
her
role
as
Jacqueline
Kennedy
Onassis,
better
known
as
Jackie
Kennedy,
in
the
follow-up
mini-series
of
"The
Kennedys."
Reelz
is
re-teaming
with
the
producers
of
"The
Kennedys",
Muse
Entertainment
Enterprises,
for
the
series
which
is
based
on
the
book
of
the
same
name
by
J.
Randy
Taraborrelli.
Jackie
Kennedy
was
the
wife
of
the
35th
US
president,
John
F.
Kennedy.
"The
Kennedys:
After
Camelot" will
begin
production
next
year
for
a
2016
premiere,
reports
hollywoodreporter.com.
Holmes
will
also
direct
one
of
the
four
episodes
in
addition
to
executive
producing
it.
The
remaining
three
episodes
will
be
directed
by
Jon
Cassar.
"Katie
elegantly
portrayed
Jackie
Kennedy
in
the
first
mini-series
and
now
will
continue
the
role
as
Jackie
grows
into
the
Jackie
O
that
the
world
knows
best,"
said
Reelz
CEO
Stan
E.
Hubbard.
"Katie
is
brave,
committed
and
perfect
for
this
role.
She
is
a
strong,
talented
woman
who
understands
how
special
and
respected
Jackie
Kennedy,
and
then
Jackie
Onassis,
as
an
international
icon,"
Hubbard
added.
The
first
series
of
"The
Kennedys" went
on
air
in
2011.