Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play) will direct and executive produce the first two episodes of Hulu's original series 11/22/63, based on Stephen King's novel. Variety reported that the production has added several principal characters to the cast, in addition to the previously announced lead James Franco. New cast members include Chris Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Cherry Jones, Daniel Webber, George MacKay, Lucy Fry and Leon Rippy. Hulu has not announced a premiere date yet.
