EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Murphy’s new series American Love Story has expanded its cast with Grace Gummer ( American Horror Story , The Newsroom ), Sydney Lemmon ( Helstrom , Succession ), and Alessandro Nivola ( The Brutalist , American Hustle ), sources close to production tell Deadline.
In a series regular role, Gummer will portray Caroline Kennedy.
In recurring roles, Lemmon will portray Lauren Bessette, and Nivola will play Calvin Klein.
FX and 20th Television declined to comment.
American Love Story , the latest offshoot in FX/20th TV’s American Crime Story franchise, is a scripted anthology series of sweeping true love stories that captured the world’s attention.
They join Sarah Pidgeon, who will play Carolyn Bessette, Paul Kelly, as John F. Kennedy Jr., an