‘Love Story’ Producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson on Tackling Final Episode With JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s Fateful Flight: ‘We Didn’t Want to Be Gratuitous’
Producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson discuss the final episode of 'Love Story' focusing on JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's fatal plane crash.
The episode aims to handle the tragic event with sensitivity, avoiding gratuitous or sensationalist portrayals.
The producers emphasize a respectful approach to depicting the couple's last moments and the impact of their deaths.
The series explores the public and private narratives surrounding the high-profile couple's relationship and legacy.
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When veteran film producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson decided to turn their lens to TV, their first effort turned out to be 2016’s “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson” in partnership with Ryan Murphy and FX. A decade later, the pair are riding high on the success of another widely praised limited […]
Nina Jacobson (born September 15, 1965) is an American film executive who, until July 2006, was president of the Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. With Dawn Steel, Gail Berman and Sherry Lansing, she was one of the last of a handful of women to head a Hollyw...
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (née Carolyn Jeanne Bessette; January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was an American fashion publicist. She worked for Calvin Klein until her 1996 marriage to attorney and publisher John F. Kennedy Jr. Her life and fashion sense became the subjects of intense media scrutiny afterw...
Mar 27, 2026 10:40am PT ‘Love Story’ Producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson on Tackling Final Episode With JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s Fateful Flight: ‘We Didn’t Want to Be Gratuitous’ Variety's 'Strictly Business' podcast features conversations with industry leaders about media and entertainment By Cynthia Littleton Plus Icon Cynthia Littleton Business Editor @Variety_Cynthia Latest ‘Love Story’ Producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson on Tackling Final Episode With JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s Fateful Flight: ‘We Didn’t Want to Be Gratuitous’ 5 minutes ago LISTEN: OpenAI Shuts Down Sora, Disney Dodges Video AI Bullet — For Now 23 hours ago LISTEN: Star Trek is Adrift on TV: Why ‘Starfleet Academy’ is Folding After Two Seasons 2 days ago See All When veteran film producers Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson decided to turn their lens to TV, their first effort turned out to be 2016’s “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson” in partnership with Ryan Murphy and FX. A decade later, the pair are riding high on the success of another widely praised limited series, “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette,” and they’re still in business with Murphy and FX. On the heels of the powerful final episode of “Love Story,” which aired March 26, Jacobson and Simpson sat with Variety’ s “ Strictly Business ” podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about revisiting the 1990s with the legend of JFK Jr. and his fairy tale romance with Carolyn Bessette. Popular on Variety Related Stories Paul McCartney Releases New Single, 'Days We Left Behind,' to Be Followed by First Album in Nearly Six Years, 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane'
