BOBBY KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENT
“Meticulous, exhaustive and perceptive; [Dawn] Porter has sifted through yonks of archive.”
Robert "Bobby" Kennedy led a political career that included serving as attorney general during the presidential administration of his brother, John, but he had greater ambitions. Those ambitions included running for president with a campaign that lasted only 83 days before he was assassinated in Los Angeles in June 1968. This four-part docuseries examines the "Bobby Phenomenon" of the 1960s and the politician's continuing influence decades after his untimely death. The show features interviews with RFK confidantes and staffers, including Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), singer Harry Belafonte and lawyer Peter Edelman.
The series was created for Netflix by Trilogy Films, directed by Dawn Porter and executive produced by Ben Cotner, Gunnar Dedio, and Adam Del Deo. It premiered April 25, 2018 on Netflix.