In anticipation of the upcoming world premiere of Killing Lincoln in early 2013, National
Geographic Channel recently announced that the network once again will join
forces with Scott Free Productions to produce a two-hour film based on Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot,
Bill O’Reilly’s latest New York Times best-selling book with co-author Martin
Dugard.
The two-hour factual drama will stay true to the narrative
storytelling devices used by O’Reilly in the book, which recounts the
assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy — and how a sequence of gunshots in
Dallas not only killed a beloved president, but also propelled the nation into
the Vietnam War and a cultural change.
“The common parallels between Abraham Lincoln and John F
Kennedy are astonishing, with both assassinations profoundly changing the
nation during crucial moments in its history. It made perfect sense that my
follow-up to Lincoln would naturally lead to Kennedy,” said author Bill
O’Reilly. “While Kennedy’s assassination continues to garner many conspiracy
theories, our story is based on facts, some that haven’t been publicly known.
And with National Geographic Channel and Scott Free once again at the helm, I
have the utmost trust and faith that they will bring the story of Kennedy and
Camelot to life.”
Production on the two-hour television event will begin this
spring, combining rare historical insights and archives with dramatic and
emotionally engaging storytelling in the signature style of the Scott brothers.
The special will premiere globally on the National
Geographic Channel in 171 countries and 38 languages.
“Collaborating with National Geographic on Bill O’Reilly’s
follow-up was an easy decision. They share the same passion of storytelling,
willing to take creative leaps and risks to keep viewers entertained to tell
the provocative story of Kennedy’s last days, a pivotal and historic moment,”
said Ridley Scott.
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