James Franco will star in the upcoming 9-episode Hulu Series 11/22/63, according to reports.
The show will be based on the 2011 novel by the same name, which was written by Stephen King. It will be released by J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions.
11/22/63 is a story about an English teacher, Jake Epping (played by Franco), who discovers a time portal that brings him to 9/9/1958 and after arriving there, tries to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
The show will be executive produced by King, Abrams, Carpenter and Bryan Burk and Franco will produce.