--- title: Hulu and J.J. Abrams to Adapt Stephen King Novel 11/22/63 description: 11/22/63 is a time-travel thriller about the JFK assassination canonical: https://time.com/3418905/hulu-stephen-king-jj-abrams-11-22-63/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-22T18:45:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:20:30.799Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Hulu and J.J. Abrams Adapting Stephen King Novel og:description: 11/22/63 is a time-travel thriller about the JFK assassination og:url: https://time.com/3418905/hulu-stephen-king-jj-abrams-11-22-63/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84d29af8c33da23e/6986a4a23bc9991dfa1a571e/stephen-king-11-22-63.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Stephen King 11-22-63 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hulu and J.J. Abrams Adapting Stephen King Novel twitter:description: 11/22/63 is a time-travel thriller about the JFK assassination twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84d29af8c33da23e/6986a4a23bc9991dfa1a571e/stephen-king-11-22-63.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hulu and J.J. Abrams to Adapt Stephen King's JFK Assassination Novel  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Sep 22, 2014 6:45 PM CUT  11/23/63 by Stephen King's 11/23/63 by Stephen King's  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Sep 22, 2014 6:45 PM CUT Stephen King is coming to streaming television — [but not with a horror story](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hulu-orders-jj-abrams-stephen-734691?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2014-09-22%2011%3A00%3A07%5Flgoldberg "undefined"). Hulu and J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot Productions, are teaming up for an adaptation of Stephen King’s acclaimed 2011 cross between a sci-fi story and historical novel, _11/22/63_, according to _The Hollywood Reporter_. The thriller follows a high-school teacher who travels back in time to stop the assassination of John F. Kennedy. “If I ever wrote a book that cries out for longform, event TV programming, _11/22/63_ is it,” King said of the nine-hour series. “I’m excited that it’s going to happen, and am looking forward to working with J.J. Abrams and the whole Bad Robot team.” Though the show is Abrams’ first project with Hulu, King has seen his work adapted for television audiences for decades — from [_Salem’s Lot_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079844/ "undefined") to [_It_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099864/ "undefined") to [_The Stand_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108941/ "undefined") to _Under the Dome_, which premiered on CBS last summer. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hulu-orders-jj-abrams-stephen-734691?utm%5Fsource=Sailthru&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=hollywoodreporter%5Fbreakingnews&utm%5Fcampaign=THR%20Breaking%20News%5Fnow%5F2014-09-22%2011%3A00%3A07%5Flgoldberg "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3418905/hulu-stephen-king-jj-abrams-11-22-63/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3418905/hulu-stephen-king-jj-abrams-11-22-63/"},"headline":"Hulu and J.J. 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