Actress Katie Holmes, shown Oct. 19, 2009, plays Jackie Kennedy in the eight-part miniseries. (Matt Sayles/Associated Press)

Montreal's Muse Entertainment is standing by its miniseries about the Kennedy family, saying it is historically accurate.

In a statement posted to the Muse website, executive producer Michael Prupas said the producer was "tremendously proud" of the eight-part series The Kennedys.

"All who worked on the production made every effort to faithfully and honestly tell the Kennedy family story," he said in the statement, adding that the script was "meticulously researched."

The Toronto-shot miniseries was dropped by the U.S.-based History Channel last week, after the network said it was "not a fit for the History brand."

Canadian cable network Shaw announced Monday that it is still willing to air the series, starring Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes.

Shaw has not yet decided whether to air the series on Global, on the Canadian History channel or on Showcase.

Muse says it is seeking another U.S. deal for the $30-million production.

In its statement, Muse said the U.S. History channel rejected the series even though it had viewed and approved final cuts of the episodes.

"We are tremendously proud of the work that our talented cast and crew put into the making of The Kennedys and the painstaking efforts that went into creating a compelling drama that is rich in historic detail," Prupas said.

In the U.S. the series drew the ire of Kennedy supporters, including former members of the administration and documentarian Robert Greenwald, who started a campaign to stop the production on the website stopkennedysmears.com.

With files from The Canadian Press