Primetime
Short description
Primetime is a historical crime drama and thriller set in 2006. It follows television host Chris Hansen as he works to expose sexual predators through his show, To Catch a Predator. The story examines the tension between news reporting and entertainment as the program becomes a national phenomenon, exploring whether the goal of catching criminals justifies the provocative methods used on screen.
The film was directed by Lance Oppenheim, following his previous works Some Kind of Heaven and SPERMWORLD. It features a screenplay by Ajon Singh and was produced by Robert Pattinson, Brighton McCloskey, and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones. The cast is led by Robert Pattinson in the role of Chris Hansen, appearing alongside Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher, and Bokeem Woodbine, with a total of 69 credited performers.
Produced in the United States by A24, Square Peg, Icki Eneo Arlo, and Range Media Partners, the movie has a runtime of 110 minutes. Since its release on September 23, 2026, it has received a rating of 5.3/10 on TMDB based on 3 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- When the project was announced in October 2024, Robert Pattinson was attached only as a producer. He took on the role of Chris Hansen later.
- Former NBC chief Jeff Zucker plays himself in the film.
- The film was shot in New Orleans under the working title Bluefin Tuna.
- The screenplay is based on Luke Dittrich’s 2007 Esquire article “Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die”, about a To Catch a Predator sting in Murphy, Texas, that ended in the death of prosecutor Bill Conradt.
- The real Chris Hansen declined to watch the film but bought ad time before every screening in American cinemas to promote his streaming service TruBlu.
- It is the first fiction feature for Lance Oppenheim, best known for Some Kind of Heaven, a documentary about a Florida retirement community.
- At its world premiere in the main competition of the Venice Film Festival on 5 September 2026, the film received a standing ovation of about seven minutes.
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