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The novel was adapted into a 2016 Hulu television series, 11.22.63.

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Awards and honors

 * 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Mystery/thriller)

Premise
Jake Epping (James Franco), a recently divorced English teacher from Lisbon, Maine, is presented with the chance to travel back in time to 1960 by his long-time friend Al Templeton (Chris Cooper). He is persuaded into going in an attempt to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22nd, 1963; however, he becomes attached to the life he makes in the past which could be the mission's undoing. He must find a find a way to secretly gather information about people and events leading up to the assassination while also creating and maintaining a new life to avoid suspicion.

Reception
The show has garnered positive reviews from most critics. Based on 51 reviews, the show carries an 80% "certified fresh" rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes where the consensus states: "Though the execution feels almost as dated as the period it represents, 11.22.63 gradually reveals a compelling, well-performed series of events." On Metacritic, the show has a rating of 69 out of 100, based on 35 reviews, signifying "generally positive reviews".

Jack Moore of GQ commented that "the show is moody and supernatural, while somehow also remaining grounded and full of heart", and lauded Franco as the show's standout, saying "what Franco gives is a vanity-free, indulgence-free performance that feels like the work of an Old Hollywood legend. It's earnest and full-hearted." Alan Sepinwall also acclaimed Franco, stating "Franco's a revelation as Jake. He's an immensely talented actor and he's got the star quality you need to carry something this crazy, and this long." Vicki Hyman of the Newark Star-Ledger praised the performances of Franco and Gadon, writing: "Their stirring romance carries with it the same whiff of doom as Epping's visits to Dealey Plaza, and gives what could be merely an interesting and handsomely-made take on the conspiracy thriller genre more texture and depth, resonating across the ages." Hank Stuever of The Washington Post wrote that "King’s work doesn’t always happily travel through the portal connecting the page to the TV screen, but Hulu scores with an impressively stout-hearted, eight-part adaptation of 11/22/63."

On the other hand, Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly had a more mixed reaction and criticized Franco's performance, calling it "low-watt" and "disinterested". He wrote "11.22.63 reaches some thoughtful, moving conclusions, but oh, what could have been with a more engaged star. If only there were a time machine to fix that mistake." Caroline Framke of Vox describes Franco's performance as inconsistent from scene to scene, but also that the show itself creates even more ambiguity with his character. She wrote "While he's technically old enough to portray 37-year-old Jake, Franco certainly doesn't read as anywhere close to 37, or the world-weariness Jake's supposed to exhibit" Slate author Willa Paskin believes though Franco is well known and well accomplished, he can't seem to get the "average guy" act right for this series.

Casting
James Franco was chosen to star as the character of Jake Epping. After reading the novel, Franco contacted King about the rights to adapt it to film only to be told that Abrams had already acquired them. Franco wrote an essay about the book for Vice, which was noticed by Abrams, and tweeted about his disappointment at not getting the film rights, which was noticed by Bridget Carpenter. Soon after, they offered him the lead role. He accepted the role under the condition that he would be able to direct part of the series. Sarah Gadon was cast for the role of Sadie Dunhill. She was interested in the role in part because it gave her the opportunity to work with Abrams.

edit for reception section of 11.22.63 (maybe create a section about James Franco's performance and how it was negatively perceived) (or maybe add this to the casting section which alreadyy has a subsection for James Franco??)

Bianco calls Franco's performance in the series "erratic" "And despite having placed his well-reviewed book into the extremely able hands of producer J.J. Abrams, he has once again landed on "dull," thanks to a screenplay by Bridget Carpenter that never begins to justify the miniseries' eight-hour length and a performance from star James Franco that practically defines erratic"

"Perhaps foremost, Franco isn't particularly well suited to the central role, coming across as less an Everyman than a chronically pained one, stumbling from one situation to the next"

Willa Paskin believes though Franco is well known and well accomplished, he can't seem to get the "average guy" act right for this series.

Article Evaluation

Some of the information in this article could be perceived as being opinions and the fact that they don't have any accompanying citations makes it even more likely that this is the case.

For example: "This version of the classic children's story employs elements of black comedy." as you can see there is no citation that supports this statement. And even without a citation it seems more like a personal interpretation rather than something that could be definitively stated about this film.

Also: "She is thus portrayed, in another contrast to traditional depictions of the story, as being less than innocent." This, though I do personally agree with the statement, shouldn't be on the page because it is more of an opinion or personal interpretation than it is a definitive fact about this film.

Though I don't know for sure, it's possible the information about the ballet dancer in the film, Timour Bourtasenkov, might not be entirely up to date. When you click on his name it brings you to another Wikipedia article for a dance company, however his name is nowhere on the page. It's possible he once did work with this dance company, but perhaps he no longer does so this information might not be accurate anymore.

All other aspects that I believe to be important about this article do have citations following them, such as all the awards it won.

It could maybe have a more detailed plot summary as well.

Of the very few citations that it has, all the links to them do work.

February 21 2019 Reception potential sentences regarding the "potential queerness" of the film:

Having a prominent gay celebrity have the only speaking role in this film and a wolf presented in a way that is not strictly masculine or feminine adds to the queerness of the film.