The Rabbit Hole 

High school teacher Jake Epping is approached by his friend, Al, who has access to a portal which transports whoever uses it to the year 1960, where Al suggests Jake can avert the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Director:

Kevin Macdonald

Writers:

Bridget Carpenter (developed for television by), Stephen King (based on the novel by)

Stars:

James Franco, Sarah Gadon, Cherry Jones

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James Franco	...	Jake Epping
Sarah Gadon	...	Sadie Dunhill
Cherry Jones	...	Marguerite Oswald (credit only)
Lucy Fry	...	Marina Oswald
George MacKay	...	Bill Turcotte (credit only)
Daniel Webber	...	Lee Harvey Oswald
T.R. Knight	...	Johnny Clayton
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Yellow Card Man
Josh Duhamel	...	Frank Dunning
Chris Cooper	...	Al Templeton
Jonny Coyne	...	George de Mohrenschildt
Leon Rippy	...	Harry Dunning
Brooklyn Sudano	...	Christy Epping
Bola Aiyeola	...	Jaya
Erica Anderson	...	Sadie's Cousin #1

Storyline

Jake Epping is burned out and lost. His ex-wife has moved on, his students are always distracted, and his novel went nowhere. Then one of his dearest friends, Al Templeton, shows him the rabbit hole, a secret time portal that leads back to 1960. Al asks Jake to head back to the past and create a better world by stopping the Kennedy assassination. Jake heads down the rabbit hole to begin his mission but finds that changing the past is far more dangerous than he ever would have dreamed.

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Plot Keywords:

time portal | episode title spoken by character | year 1960 | teacher | shave and a haircut | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 2016 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carpenter B, Bad Robot, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Jake first meets Sadie, he mentions that one time when he was 12, he was reading Of Mice and Men on the bus and missed every stop. James Franco starred in the play adaptation of Of Mice and Men on Broadway alongside Chris O'Dowd.

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Goofs

When Jake first arrives in Dallas and is driving through Dealey Plaza, he looks up at the 6th floor window and you can see Reunion Tower behind him. This is supposed to be 1960. Reunion Tower was built in 1978.

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Quotes

Jake Epping: You don't know that what you do in the past is gonna change anything here.
Al Templeton: Go see. You check for yourself.
Jake Epping: What do you want... You want me to go stab someone?
Al Templeton: No, Jake. There's a tree out there. Carve something in it.

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Connections

References Christine (1983)

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Soundtracks

Happy Go Lucky Me
(uncredited)
Written by Paul Evans and Al Byron
Performed by Paul Evans

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