Fox makes date with JFK thriller

Fox Networks Europe has picked up event series thriller 11.22.63, which hails from executive producers JJ Abrams, Stephen King and Bridget Carpenter.

11.22.63 from JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions

The deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution secures exclusive first-run linear and non-linear rights in 18 European markets, including Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

The show will premiere on US video streamer Hulu on February 15.

Based on King’s best-selling 2011 novel, the nine-hour show hails from Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play) directs and exec produces the two-hour series premiere. The series is also executive produced by Abrams, King, Carpenter and Bryan Burk.

11.22.63 will roll out weekly over eight weeks on Fox channels and via associated VoD services.

The drama follows a high school teacher who wants to make a difference and do something meaningful. Encouraged by his ailing friend, he journeys back in time in an attempt to prevent the assassination of President John F Kennedy.