I've been pondering what an American version of The Crown might look like. It would have to be centered on the Kennedys, I guess, starting with Honey Fitz (JFK's grandfather and Boston mayor), then Joe Kennedy and the sons, all the death and scandals and drama up through JFK Jr.
The Crown was cool because it featured big moments in modern British history beyond the royal family. Big American moments to tie in to the narrative would have to be, perhaps:
The end of Prohibition
The Lindbergh kidnapping
Pearl Harbor
McCarthyism
Cuba missile crisis
60's political assassinations
Moon landing
Chapaquidick
Watergate
Reagan assassination attempt
LA riots
JFK Jr plane crash
History buffs- am I missing any major touchstones?