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James Franco News: The Actor's New Role Will Take You Back In Time [VIDEO]

By Samantha Samonte

"I'm gonna tell you something that's gonna seem crazy" - the trailer opens with a black screen. "You go through there. It's 1960."

In a highly anticipating series, James Franco stars as Jake who travels back in time to save President John F. Kennedy from assassination. 11.22.63 is Hulu's special eight-part series that takes after Stephen King's novel of the same name.

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According to TIME, J.J. Abrams is set to produce the trailer under his production house label, Bad Robot Productions. As if we couldn't be more excited for The Force Awakens, here comes the creative genius tackling yet another exciting feat.

11.22.63 premieres aptly on President's Day 2016.

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Watch the trailer in the video below.

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