Hulu officially stated on Monday that they have ordered an original series based on Stephen King’s novel 11/22/63. The nine-hour adaptation of the novel will be produced by JJ Abrams and put a science-fiction twist on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on that historically tragic date.

In King’s 2011 novel, high school English teacher Jake Epping travels back in time to try to prevent Kennedy’s assassination.

“If I ever wrote a book that cries out for long-form, event-TV programming, ‘11/22/63’ is it. I’m excited that it’s going to happen, and am looking forward to working with J.J. Abrams and the whole Bad Robot team,” said King.

Hulu will be the distributor for 11/22/63 in the U.S., but since Warner Bros. Television will distribute the series for the rest of the world, this will be the first original programming collaboration between Hulu and WBTV.

“J.J. Abrams and Stephen King are two of the most celebrated storytellers of our time, and we are excited to be working with them and Warner Bros. Television to bring this unique take on one of the most seminal historic events of the 20th century to Hulu,” said Craig Erwich, Hulu’s SVP and head of content. “’11/22/63′ already resonated with audiences as a best-selling novel, and we are looking forward to bringing the riveting story to the screen.”

It is unclear how active a role Abrams can possibly play with this series, as the filmmaker and producer is currently busy helming Star Wars: Episode VII and producing the next Mission: Impossible and Star Trek films. However, Abrams’ excitement over finally getting to collaborate with King will hopefully keep 11/22/63 high on his priority list.

“I’ve been a fan of Stephen King since I was in junior high school,” Abrams said in a statement. “The chance to work with him at all, let alone on a story so compelling, emotional and imaginative, is a dream.”

Hulu has not yet announced whether the full series will be exclusively available to Hulu Plus subscribers, or if some episodes will be available for free online. A premiere date has not yet been set for the limited “event series.”