'11.22.63' trivia and fun facts

Jonathan Demme was originally going to write, direct and produce a film version of the novel. But he left the project after disputes with Stephen King.

Jake's story that he tells Mimi is taken from the film El padrino: Parte II (1974) and El padrino: Parte III (1990).

The scene where James follows the Russian to a JFK campaign speech utilized actual audio from the speech JFK gave that day, in that location. The speech and location was heavily photographed in 1960, and was recreated near perfectly.

The opening credits changed slightly every week, reflecting Jake's changes to the time line and/or foreshadowing events in the episode.