Primetime

Film • 2026 • Drama, Thriller

Primetime

Primetime

In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. When a high stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare of performative justice.

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Cast & Crew

Lance OppenheimDirector
Ajon SinghWriter
Luke DittrichOther
Robert PattinsonChris Hansen
Merritt WeverAndie Bender
Skyler GisondoDan Plum
Matthew MaherXavier Von Erck
Phoebe BridgersDel
Victor BrunetteFrag
Bokeem WoodbineCortland Gunn
Michael ChachereMichael Chachere
Alex WinterBill Conradt
Tony RevoloriMarriedAndLookingForFun31313
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Details

Status	Released
Release	September 23, 2026
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Drama Thriller
Tags	2000s america based on magazine, newspaper or article based on true story burbank california confrontation connecticut florida hidden camera husband wife relationship infidelity journalism malicious network new york city online predator pedophilia psychological family drama psychological thriller reality tv sexual predator showbiz drama sting operation surrealism taunting television texas usa history

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Reviews

Primetime Review: A Thrilling Indictment Luke Hicks • thefilmstage.com
Primetime’s Robert Pattinson delivers the performance of the year in sharp, sickening media satire The Globe and Mail • theglobeandmail.com
Robert Pattinson's Primetime Is a Blast From the Past With a Sickly Allure, and as Garish as Its Subject, Chris Hansen’s To Catch a Predator IGN • ign.com
Primetime review: Robert Pattinson is extraordinary as controversial paedophile-hunter Chris Hansen ★★★★★ bbc.com • bbc.com
‘Primetime’ Review: Robert Pattinson Leads a Dazzling Cast in a Lurid Horror-Movie Portrait of a ‘Predator’-Hunter’s Predatory Instinct Jessica Kiang • variety.com

Popularity evolution

Positions in the top 50 for Primetime in the past 30 days