Brownie Harris/Corbis via Getty; Paul Kelly/Instagram ProducerRyan Murphyhas shared first-look photos of his upcomingAmerican Love Storyseries, which stars model and actor Paul Kelly asJohn F. Kennedy Jr.andThe WildsstarSarah PidgeonasCarolyn Bessette. The camera test photos, which were teased by Murphy on June 13, feature some of the couple's iconic '90s fashion — including JFK Jr.'s ability to pull off both a three-piece suit and a casual open vest-pageboy cap combo, and Bessette's propensity for sleek leather looks. American Love Storywill focus on the whirlwind romance between JFK Jr. — son of PresidentJohn F. Kennedyand first ladyJackie Kennedy— and Bessette, a fashion publicist. The couple first met in 1992 when Bessette was working for Calvin Klein and was assigned the task of giving Kennedy a private tour and fitting. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ryan Murphy Productions (@ryanmurphyproductions) After a two year courtship,the couple married in September 1996in a private ceremony on Cumberland Island, Ga., with a few members of the famous Kennedy family in attendance. On July 16, 1999, Kennedy and Bessette died in a plane crash when JFK Jr. was flying his wife, and her sister, Lauren, from New Jersey en route to Martha's Vineyard. In addition to Kelly and Pidgeon,American Love Storywill starNaomi WattsasJackie Kennedy,Grace GummerasCaroline Kennedy, Sydney Lemmon asLauren BessetteandAlessandro NivolaasCalvin Klein. Getty; Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty The search for an actor who could embody JFK Jr. — a national heartthrob and frequent '90s cover boy — was reportedly a difficult one, and the casting team ultimately decided to go with a relative Hollywood newcomer to playPEOPLE's 1988 Sexiest Man Alive. Kelly, who has previous experience in theater and modeling, reportedly beat out nearly a thousand actors for the role of the Kennedy heir and his new test photos reveal why. Pidgeon is a Tony nominee for her role in the Broadway musicalStereophonic. She also appeared in streaming seriesThe WildsandTiny Beautiful Things,andstars in the upcoming sequel ofI Know What You Did Last Summer, which premieres on July 18. American Love Storyis the latest in Murphy'sAmerican Storyanthology series, followingAmerican Horror Story, American Crime StoryandAmerican Sports Story.A release date for the series has yet to be announced. JFK Jr.'s roller coaster romance with Bessette was documented in the 2024 biographyOnce Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedyby Elizabeth Beller. In an exclusive excerpt shared with PEOPLE last year, the author wrote how a major sticking point of the couple's early relationship was Kennedy's reticence to allow Bessette to meet his mother. "Carolyn became increasingly irked that he wouldn't introduce her to his mother," the book reads. "'I took him to meet my mom,' Carolyn told a friend." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Speaking with PEOPLEahead of the book's launch in 2024, Beller said that, at the time, JFK Jr. may have been preoccupied with launching his political magazine,George."I think it was hard for him to take anything other than his work too seriously at that moment," Beller said. "If Carolyn met Jackie, I think he knew that that would sort of become a life of its own. And maybe he wasn't quite ready for that." "I know that he did regret it," Beller continued. "That's one of the things that he said to several friends, one of his main regrets was not introducing the two of them." Read the original article onPeople