Katie Holmes As Jackie Kennedy: Actress To Reprise Role As Icon For New Miniseries 'After Camelot' [VIDEO]
Katie Holmes will soon return to television as a famous former First Lady.
The 35-year-old is set to reprise her role as Jacqueline Kennedy in a new miniseries for Reelz Channel entitled The Kennedys: After Camelot. It will be the sequel to The Kennedys, which aired on the network for eight episodes in 2011.
The upcoming four-episode miniseries, based on J. Randy Taraborrelli's best-selling book of the same name, will showcase the Kennedy's from 1968 to today.
Holmes will also direct one of the episodes and serve as an executive producer.
"We are delighted that we were able to step up and acquire the broadcast rights to that property and we have every confidence that this new miniseries will be as enthusiastically received as the last one," Reelz CEO Stan E. Hubbard said in a statement.
"Katie elegantly portrayed Jackie Kennedy in the first miniseries and now will continue the role as Jackie grows into the Jackie O that the world knows best. 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 was, as an international icon."
Production is expected to begin in the spring in Canada and the show will premiere in 2016.
Check out footage from the first miniseries below:
