Streaming Platforms and Availability
11/22/63 season 1 is available for streaming on Hulu in the United States as a limited series. Hulu is the primary platform holding the exclusive digital rights for this Stephen King adaptation. The series is produced by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Stephen King under Bad Robot Productions and Vertigo Entertainment. For details on the series structure, visit the official Hulu series page.
The show is not currently available on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, or Disney+. Hulu's base subscription plan provides access to the full eight-episode first season without additional purchase. Availability is limited to regions where Hulu operates, primarily the United States. The series is not available on free ad-supported streaming television services.
Cast, Characters, and Plot
The lead role of Jake Epping is played by James Franco. The cast includes Sarah Gadon as Sadie Dunhill, George MacKay as young Frank Dunning, and Cherry Jones as Marguerite Oswald. The plot follows Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, who discovers a time portal in a diner owned by Al Templeton. The story centers on the attempt to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
Key Character Details
Jake Epping travels from 2016 to 1960 and encounters the "yellow card" time travel rules established by the series. Sadie Dunhill is a divorced English teacher in Jodie, Texas, who becomes Jake's primary romantic interest. The antagonist Frank Dunning is portrayed as a violent man whose abuse sets the chain of events leading to the assassination. The series adapts the source material from Stephen King's novel of the same name.
Production and Reception
11/22/63 was developed for television by Bridget Carpenter and executive produced by J.J. Abrams, Stephen King, and Bryan Burk. Production took place in locations across Ontario, Canada, and the series was filmed in cities including Toronto and Port Hope. The series premiered on Hulu on February 15, 2016, and consists of a single season with eight episodes. Each episode has a runtime of approximately 42 to 53 minutes.
The series received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for James Franco's performance and the production design but criticism for the pacing in later episodes. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a critics score based on reviews from major publications. The show was not renewed for a second season, remaining a standalone limited series. For the original Stephen King novel that inspired the adaptation, visit the Amazon book listing.