Note: 11.22.63 debuts Monday, February 15 on Hulu. Spoilers here will be kept to a minimum.
Stephen King adaptations have always been hit or miss -- particularly for TV -- but I know more than a few people were worried about the adaption of the author's 2012 novel 11/22/63, especially coming off the critically panned (and recently canceled) Under the Dome on CBS. But unlike that show, Hulu's 11.22.63 had the advantage of being a limited series that tells the whole story in eight, hour-long episodes (or nine, if you count the double-length premiere). The miniseries also has Bad Robot's J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk executive-producing alongside showrunner Bridget Carpenter (Parenthood, Friday Night Lights) and star James Franco, so the talent is obviously solid.
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Stephen King adaptations have always been hit or miss -- particularly for TV -- but I know more than a few people were worried about the adaption of the author's 2012 novel 11/22/63, especially coming off the critically panned (and recently canceled) Under the Dome on CBS. But unlike that show, Hulu's 11.22.63 had the advantage of being a limited series that tells the whole story in eight, hour-long episodes (or nine, if you count the double-length premiere). The miniseries also has Bad Robot's J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk executive-producing alongside showrunner Bridget Carpenter (Parenthood, Friday Night Lights) and star James Franco, so the talent is obviously solid.
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