VIDEO : Matthew Perry to Star as Ted Kennedy in an Upcoming Miniseries 'The Kennedys'

NEW YORK (AP) ? Former "Friends" star Matthew Perry will play Ted Kennedy in the forthcoming miniseries "The Kennedys ? After Camelot." Reelz cable channel on Tuesday announced his casting for the four-hour project, a follow-up to the miniseries "The Kennedys." The new film will begin production in May, to air in spring 2017. Katie Holmes will reprise her role as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from "The Kennedys," which aired on Reelz in 2011. His CBS sitcom, "The Odd Couple," begins its second season in April.