File:James Franco Shares His Approach to Playing Jake Epping • 11.22.63 on Hulu

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James Franco was such a fan of 11/22/63 that he tried to get the rights to adapt the book. After writing about his love for the book in Vice, he caught the attention of Stephen King & J. J. Abrams, landing the lead role of time-traveling everyman, Jake Epping.

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Hulu Original series 11.22.63 is a thriller in which high school English teacher Jake Epping (James Franco) travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — but his mission is threatened by Lee Harvey Oswald, falling in love and the past itself, which does not want to be changed. Also starring Chris Cooper, Josh Duhamel, T.R. Knight, Cherry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Lucy Fry, George MacKay and Daniel Webber. The eight-part event series based upon the New York Times best-selling 2011 novel written by Stephen King premieres Presidents Day, February 15, 2016, on Hulu. J.J. Abrams, Stephen King, Bridget Carpenter and Bryan Burk serve as executive producers. Academy Award®-winning Director Kevin Macdonald (Last King of Scotland, State of Play, Black Sea) directs and executive-produces the first two hours.