Eight years after release, 11.22.63 is back in the spotlight with its imminent availability on a free streaming home. The series, originally released on Hulu in 2016, will start streaming for free on Tubi on Nov. 1, 2024.
11.22.63 was developed by Bridget Carpenter. It takes inspiration from 11/22/63, the original 2011 novel written by Stephen King. The sci-fi thriller series, which spans eight episodes, follows a time traveler tasked with changing the course of history by preventing the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963. It was an adaptation that was largely enjoyed by viewers, earning a critics’ score of 83 percent along with an audience score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
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James Franco leads the cast of 11.22.63 as Jake Epping, an English teacher who discovers a time portal hidden in the restaurant of his close friend, Al Templeton (Chris Cooper). Because Al has become too ill to do so himself, he asks Jake to finish carrying out his mission of using the portal to save JFK in the past. Going through the portal will instantly transport a person to Oct. 21, 1960, about three years before the assassination, though they can also go back through the portal at any time to the present to witness how their actions in the past affected the future.
Saving JFK Won’t Be Easy
The mission to save JFK in the past is not going to be an easy one. Going back through the portal into the past again will take the time traveler back to square one on the same date in 1960, but the human body may only be able to withstand so many trips back and forth. Jake also comes across other unexpected complications while in the past where it seems like the universe itself is taking steps to prevent the time traveler from rescuing the doomed president.
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“The past doesn’t want to be changed,” King said about the story in a promotional video for the miniseries. “Maybe it tears, and you’re able to make a change, but it might also not tear, in which case it’s going to bounce you back.”
The legendary author added, “So, the past doesn’t want to be changed, but the other thing about Jake is he falls in love [with a woman in the past], and love complicates everything.”
Along with James Franco and Chris Cooper, 11.22.63 also starred Sarah Gadon, Lucy Fry, George MacKay, Daniel Webber, Cherry Jones, Josh Duhamel, and Joanna Douglas. Franco produced alongside Joseph Boccia, while Stephen King executive produced with J. J. Abrams, Kevin Macdonald, Bryan Burk, and Bridget Carpenter.
11.22.63 will start streaming on Tubi on Nov. 1, 2024.
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11.22.63
Jake Epping, a teacher, gets a chance to travel back in time to avert the death of John F. Kennedy. However, history’s aversion to alteration and his love for the era and a woman endanger him.
- Release Date
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April 6, 2016
- Cast
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James Franco
, Sarah Gadon
, Chris Cooper
, Daniel Webber
, Lucy Fry
, George MacKay
, T.R. Knight
, Josh Duhamel
, Cherry Jones
, Kevin J. O’Connor
, Stephen King
, Boyd Banks
, Alexandra Castillo
, Jonny Coyne
, Nick Searcy
, Tonya Pinkins - Main Genre
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Drama
- Seasons
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1
- Creator
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Bridget Carpenter
- Producer
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Joseph Boccia, James Franco, Athena Wickham
- Production Company
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Carpenter B, Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television
- Story By
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james franco
- Number of Episodes
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8 Episodes
- Streaming Service(s)
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Hulu
