How Hulu’s ‘11.22.63’ crafted a more intimate look at Lee Harvey Oswald than Stephen King’s book did
John F. Kennedy’s assassination: It’s a part of American history that launched over 50 years of debate and speculation. The questions of what really happened at Dealey Plaza and who this man Lee Harvey Oswald was have been the subjects of countless books. Stephen King added his own book to that collection — a fictional take on this history, though one with a lot of historical research involved. The Master of Horror blended together elements of political intrigue, suspense, mystery, and romance with his 2011 book 11/22/63, about a schoolteacher who travels back in time to prevent JFK’s assassination. The eight-part series based on the book and produced by J.J. Abrams debuts today on Hulu. New episodes will be released weekly on Mondays on the streaming service. During the three years (five in the book) that James Franco’s time-traveling Jake Epping spends in the past, leading up to the fateful...
- 2/15/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
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