'Kennedys' series 'not controversial'

ReelzChannel president Stan Hubbard has claimed that upcoming mini-series The Kennedys is not controversial in nature.

He told The Hollywood Reporter that the eight-part series will surprise viewers when it premieres on April 3.

"This [series] shouldn't be controversial," he argued. "Once people see this, they'll wonder what the big deal was."

Hubbard also denied that the series engages in "Kennedy bashing" and called the suggestion "nonsensical".

"It's well-researched [and] it's not salacious," he insisted. "It's a great cast giving a career performance."

He added that ReelzChannel has no regrets about picking up the mini-series after it was dropped by the History Channel.

"We knew when we bought this what was going on," he explained. "We knew it was a risk."

Producer Joel Surnow recently claimed that influential Democrats are responsible for the fate of The Kennedys.