User blog:Matt Hadick/Bad Robot's 11.22.63 to Premiere at Sundance

Great news from Bad Robot, J.J. Abrams famous production studio. It was announced today that the studio's latest effort, 11.22.63, an epic nine-hour series based on the events leading up to and surrounding JFK's assassination, will make its world premiere during the Special Events section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in mid-January.

The series will be available to the public via Hulu on February 15th, 2016.

Here's the description of the show:

"On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy was killed, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Based upon the bestselling novel written by King and starring a terrific ensemble cast embodying deeply complex characters, 11.22.63 is an epic and emotional thriller about a man at a loss with his life, who wants to make a difference and do something meaningful. James Franco stars as Jake Epping, a high school English teacher who, encouraged by his ailing friend (Chris Cooper) travels back in time to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Delving into the darkness of the American dream, viewers are transported to the world of 1960s Texas as Jake explores the mystery surrounding the supposed gunman Lee Harvey Oswald (Daniel Webber), his family and associates. But Jake’s mission faces threats not only from Oswald, but from Sadie Dunhill (Sarah Gadon), a beautiful librarian he falls in love with, and from the Past itself … which doesn’t want to be changed. And if the Past doesn’t want to be changed, it will push back…often violently."