With the weight of the Kennedy legacy on his shoulders, John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plans for his future begin to take shape; after the loss of his mother and engagement to Carolyn Bessette, he decides to launch a new kind of political magazine.

John F. Kennedy Jr. introduces George magazine to the world, amplifying the media conversation around him just as his relationship with Carolyn Bessette gets more serious and becomes the target of relentless media attention.

As George's initial buzz begins to fade, rising tensions at the magazine and turmoil in John F. Kennedy Jr.'s personal life come to a head, ending in a summer marked by death and immense tragedy.