Netflix and Chernin Entertainment have greenlit a drama series centered on the lives of the Kennedy family. Titled Kennedy, the show is based on the Fredrik Logevall’s book “JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956.”

Michael Fassbender is attached to star as Joseph Kennedy Sr.

The official logline for the series states:

“Kennedy reveals the intimate lives, loves, rivalries and tragedies that shaped the most iconic dynasty in modern history, and helped create the world we live in today. Beginning in the 1930s, the first season charts the improbable ascent of Joe (Fassbender) and Rose Kennedy and their nine children, including rebellious second son Jack, who struggles to escape the shadow of his golden boy older brother.”

Sam Shaw will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the series. Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Kaitlin Dahill will executive produce for Chernin Entertainment. Eric Roth will also executive produce along with Logevall, Lila Byock, Anya Epstein, Dustin Thomason, Thomas Vinterberg, and Anna O’Malley. Vinterberg will also direct.