“Something that we were all really drawn to is the ornamentation of the Victorian era,” explains “Manhunt” production designer Chloe Arbiture about taking a bolder approach to designing over 200 sets for what a well-known period in history: the aftermath of the assassination of the 16th U.S. President. “We wanted modern audiences to relate to it and to feel like there was a stake in it,” she explains about her team’s focus on ornamentation, decoration and detail. “When we look through; I mean even I’m guilty of it, but when I look through black and white photographs, I don’t really feel like this big human connection to things. But we all talked about how what makes the story human is color, is richness, is detail, and that’s something that really drove us through the entire creative process from the beginning to the end.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
- 5/8/2024
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
The Civil War has just ended, and Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater) is taking in a play with his wife Mary (Lily Taylor) at Ford’s Theater. On a big laugh line, John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) … a Southern sympathizer and actor by profession … shoots Lincoln dead and manages to escape Washington before Secretary of Defense Edwin M. Stanton (Tobias Menzies) can shut down the city’s borders. The “Manhunt” is on, even with Booth hobbling on a broken leg.
Manhunt
Photo credit: Apple TV+
Audio TV Series Review of “Manhunt” by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com …
“Manhunt” is streaming on Apple TV+ since March 15th. Featuring Hamish Linklater, Lily Taylor,...
The Civil War has just ended, and Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater) is taking in a play with his wife Mary (Lily Taylor) at Ford’s Theater. On a big laugh line, John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) … a Southern sympathizer and actor by profession … shoots Lincoln dead and manages to escape Washington before Secretary of Defense Edwin M. Stanton (Tobias Menzies) can shut down the city’s borders. The “Manhunt” is on, even with Booth hobbling on a broken leg.
Manhunt
Photo credit: Apple TV+
Audio TV Series Review of “Manhunt” by Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com …
“Manhunt” is streaming on Apple TV+ since March 15th. Featuring Hamish Linklater, Lily Taylor,...
- 3/25/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“Sic semper tyrannis!” With these words John Wilkes Booth fled Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. after shooting Abraham Lincoln in the head with a 44 caliber derringer on April 14, 1865, altering the course of history and prompting a 12-day manhunt that ended when Sgt. Boston Corbett shot Booth in a Virginia farmhouse (he died hours later). The assassination and the pursuit are now the subjects of Manhunt, a brisk new limited series on Apple TV+.
Based on James L. Swanson’s 2007 nonfiction book of the same name, the series, created...
Based on James L. Swanson’s 2007 nonfiction book of the same name, the series, created...
- 3/19/2024
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
The Apple TV+ miniseries Manhunt and its talented cast chronicles the aftermath of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on April 15, 1865. While the assassination is one of America’s most popular and referenced historical events, little is widely known about its immediate outcome and effect. The Apple TV+ conspiracy thriller, which premiered on March 15, 2024, has already received high critical reviews. Created by screenwriter and producer Monica Beletsky, the Manhunt miniseries is based on and adapted from James L. Swanson’s New York Times book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. Focusing on the events immediately after the assassination, Manhunt
The post Manhunt Miniseries: Meet the Cast and the Historical Characters They Play first appeared on TVovermind.
The post Manhunt Miniseries: Meet the Cast and the Historical Characters They Play first appeared on TVovermind.
- 3/19/2024
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
Exploring the Layers of History in Apple TV+’s ‘Manhunt’ For many, the tale of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination ends with a gunshot in Ford’s Theatre. Yet, this pivotal moment in history is merely a prelude to a tumultuous chapter that shaped America’s future. The series ‘Manhunt’, based on James L. Swanson’s acclaimed book, delves into this narrative, offering viewers a chance to witness the intricate web of events that followed. The series begins with familiar scenes: Lincoln, portrayed by Hamish Linklater, and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, enjoying a play moments before tragedy strikes. However, ‘Manhunt’ extends its gaze beyond the
The post ‘Manhunt’ Explores the Tumultuous Aftermath of Lincoln’s Assassination first appeared on TVovermind.
The post ‘Manhunt’ Explores the Tumultuous Aftermath of Lincoln’s Assassination first appeared on TVovermind.
- 3/17/2024
- by Petter Klementine
- TVovermind.com
Spoiler Alert: This article discusses plot twists from the premiere episode of “Manhunt.”
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was one of the biggest turning points in American history, and the new Apple TV+ series “Manhunt” examines the behind-the-scenes drama of a wartime government thrown into further chaos. Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) leads the series as Lincoln’s close confidant and secretary of war, who goes on a mission to track down John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) after he shoots President Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). The seven-episode series is based on executive producer James L. Swanson’s nonfiction book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” and episodes will be released weekly after the first two debuted on March 15.
Variety spoke with “Manhunt” creator, executive producer and writer Monica Beletsky about striving for accuracy while still telling a thrilling story, the importance of showing Lincoln’s violent death and bringing period-appropriate hygiene to television.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was one of the biggest turning points in American history, and the new Apple TV+ series “Manhunt” examines the behind-the-scenes drama of a wartime government thrown into further chaos. Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) leads the series as Lincoln’s close confidant and secretary of war, who goes on a mission to track down John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) after he shoots President Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). The seven-episode series is based on executive producer James L. Swanson’s nonfiction book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” and episodes will be released weekly after the first two debuted on March 15.
Variety spoke with “Manhunt” creator, executive producer and writer Monica Beletsky about striving for accuracy while still telling a thrilling story, the importance of showing Lincoln’s violent death and bringing period-appropriate hygiene to television.
- 3/16/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
[This story contains spoilers from the two-part season premiere of Manhunt.]
In an era of TV police and crime series like CSI and The Killing, using the forensic investigation of a crime scene, including DNA and fingerprints, to help find a killer and solve a murder is commonplace.
So Monica Beletsky, the creator of Apple TV+’s Manhunt miniseries, had a challenge when adapting the pursuit of Abraham Lincoln’s killer as a true-crime detective thriller, because Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, and the 12-day hunt for John Wilkes Booth that followed, took place well before real-life forensic science and the gathering of evidence at crime scenes had been established.
“I love the idea of, how do you find this needle in a haystack, this man who could be anywhere in North America, when you don’t have a phone, you don’t have cars or video cameras? There’s no 24-hour news,” Beletsky explains to the The Hollywood Reporter.
Leading...
In an era of TV police and crime series like CSI and The Killing, using the forensic investigation of a crime scene, including DNA and fingerprints, to help find a killer and solve a murder is commonplace.
So Monica Beletsky, the creator of Apple TV+’s Manhunt miniseries, had a challenge when adapting the pursuit of Abraham Lincoln’s killer as a true-crime detective thriller, because Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, and the 12-day hunt for John Wilkes Booth that followed, took place well before real-life forensic science and the gathering of evidence at crime scenes had been established.
“I love the idea of, how do you find this needle in a haystack, this man who could be anywhere in North America, when you don’t have a phone, you don’t have cars or video cameras? There’s no 24-hour news,” Beletsky explains to the The Hollywood Reporter.
Leading...
- 3/16/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You think you know… but you have no idea. That might be the memorable tagline of MTV’s 2000s-era docuseries “Diary,” but it applies to Apple TV+’s newest program, too.
The seven-episode ”Manhunt” tells the incredible story of the search for John Wilkes Booth (portrayed by Irish actor Anthony Boyle) in the aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). The limited series, of which the first two episodes are now streaming, is adapted from James L. Swanson’s book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” and while it’s a historical drama, it’s anything but dry. Described by Apple as a conspiracy thriller about one of America’s best known but least understood crimes, the show also has a perfectly deployed sense of humor, making it more than meets the eye.
Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies anchors the series as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton,...
The seven-episode ”Manhunt” tells the incredible story of the search for John Wilkes Booth (portrayed by Irish actor Anthony Boyle) in the aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). The limited series, of which the first two episodes are now streaming, is adapted from James L. Swanson’s book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” and while it’s a historical drama, it’s anything but dry. Described by Apple as a conspiracy thriller about one of America’s best known but least understood crimes, the show also has a perfectly deployed sense of humor, making it more than meets the eye.
Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies anchors the series as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Perhaps no crime in the history of the United States has had as big of an impact on the country as the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. And while nearly everyone knows the name of his murderer, the story of how John Wilkes Booth took down the president is not nearly as well known. The new Apple TV+ limited series “Manhunt” dives into the untold parts of one of America’s most-told stories when it debuts on Friday, March 15. You can watch Manhunt with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.
How to Watch ‘Manhunt’ Premiere When: Thursday, March 14, 2024 Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99+ / month apple.com About ‘Manhunt’ Premiere
Based on the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller that stars Tobias Menzies as the country is on the hunt...
How to Watch ‘Manhunt’ Premiere When: Thursday, March 14, 2024 Stream: Watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+. 7-Day Free Trial$9.99+ / month apple.com About ‘Manhunt’ Premiere
Based on the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller that stars Tobias Menzies as the country is on the hunt...
- 3/15/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Everyone knows the name John Wilkes Booth. The actor shot U.S. president Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in 1865, only five days after Union forces won the Civil War. But have you heard of Edwin M. Stanton, the driven secretary of war and close friend of Lincoln who led the ensuing manhunt to nab the assassin? His life-risking 12-day pursuit through a fractured nation is brought to life in Manhunt, a seven-episode limited drama based on James L. Swanson’s 2006 bestseller and starring Tobias Menzies. “Stanton’s not necessarily straightforwardly likable; he’s fierce, uncompromising,” says Menzies, who counts him among the “deeply complex and contradictory” types he’s drawn to play, such as Prince Philip in The Crown, for which he won an Emmy, and sadistic “Black Jack” Randall in Outlander. Booth (Anthony Boyle), who sees himself as a hero, eludes capture, despite a broken leg, with the...
- 3/14/2024
- TV Insider
Anthony Boyle first heard of John Wilkes Booth, the actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, on “The Simpsons”. The 29-year-old Irish actor reminisces about the episode: “It’s an episode where Bart is playing John Wilkes Booth and Milhouse is playing Abraham Lincoln and he turns around and says ‘Oh no, John Wilkes Booth,’ and Bart pops a cap in his ass and says hasta la vista baby which left a real imprint on my brain.” It’s funny that years later Boyle, like Bart Simpson himself, is now playing John Wilkes Booth on Apple TV’s “Manhunt,” out on March 15. He jokes that he tried to improv “eat my shorts” a couple times but that didn’t fly.
The miniseries follows Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) after Lincoln’s assassination and the 12 day hunt for Booth based on James L. Swanson’s book of the same name.
The miniseries follows Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) after Lincoln’s assassination and the 12 day hunt for Booth based on James L. Swanson’s book of the same name.
- 3/14/2024
- by Kerensa Cadenas
- Indiewire
It’s easy to think about history as a series of sentences that end with periods, as discrete eras that were inevitable as one succeeded another, never prone to reversion to what came before. Manhunt — an adaptation of James L. Swanson’s book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase to Capture Lincoln’s Killer — arrives with a two-episode series premiere on Apple TV+ as a full-throated rebuke to the tautology of “what happened is what happened” conception of history.
- 3/12/2024
- by Sophie Brookover
- Primetimer
Apple TV+ has dropped a new clip from the upcoming two-episode premiere of the limited series Manhunt. The series is based on James L. Swanson’s award-winning non-fiction book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, and the clip shows Lincoln’s right-hand man Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) and Lafayette Baker (Patton Oswalt) discussing the possibility John Wilkes Booth is being helped by powerful people.
Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) stars as President Abraham Lincoln and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) plays Lincoln’s killer. The cast includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
“Manhunt is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination,...
Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) stars as President Abraham Lincoln and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) plays Lincoln’s killer. The cast includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
“Manhunt is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The natural question about Apple TV+’s “Manhunt,” based on the book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer” by James L. Swanson, is going to be “Why now?” It does not seem coincidental that a story that’s essentially about one of the times our democracy was at its most fragile just happens to be coming out during one of the most contentious and divisive election years in U.S.
Continue reading ‘Manhunt’ Review: History Comes To Life In Tense, Character-Driven Series About the Lincoln Assassination at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Manhunt’ Review: History Comes To Life In Tense, Character-Driven Series About the Lincoln Assassination at The Playlist.
- 3/7/2024
- by Brian Tallerico
- The Playlist
Plot: Based on the Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Review: The life and untimely death of Abraham Lincoln have been fodder for film and television since the invention of the medium. Before that, books and stage plays told the story of the President who ended the Civil War, abolished slavery, and died unceremoniously. But, in all of the tales of Honest Abe and his killer, John Wilkes Booth, few have chronicled the tumultuous aftermath between Ford’s Theater and the capture of those who perpetrated the heinous murder. Aside from Robert Redford’s The Conspirator, which focused on the trial of Booth’s accomplices, we have never gotten a full retelling of the events.
Review: The life and untimely death of Abraham Lincoln have been fodder for film and television since the invention of the medium. Before that, books and stage plays told the story of the President who ended the Civil War, abolished slavery, and died unceremoniously. But, in all of the tales of Honest Abe and his killer, John Wilkes Booth, few have chronicled the tumultuous aftermath between Ford’s Theater and the capture of those who perpetrated the heinous murder. Aside from Robert Redford’s The Conspirator, which focused on the trial of Booth’s accomplices, we have never gotten a full retelling of the events.
- 3/7/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.
Though 2024 has gotten off to a slow start, especially on the movies front, March seems determined to correct that. The year’s first real blockbuster, Dune: Part Two, debuts on the first of the month in theaters. Jake Gyllenhaal steps into Patrick Swayze’s shoes in the Road House remake on Prime Video. And, on the returning front, we’re getting a chance to see Pixar’s charming...
Though 2024 has gotten off to a slow start, especially on the movies front, March seems determined to correct that. The year’s first real blockbuster, Dune: Part Two, debuts on the first of the month in theaters. Jake Gyllenhaal steps into Patrick Swayze’s shoes in the Road House remake on Prime Video. And, on the returning front, we’re getting a chance to see Pixar’s charming...
- 3/1/2024
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
Manhunt is coming soon to Apple TV+, and the streaming service is giving viewers another look at the upcoming historical thriller. A new trailer has been released for the seven episode limited series based on the book by James L. Swanson.
Starring Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater, the Manhunt series will revolve around the obsession the President’s War secretary (Menzies) has with finding Lincoln’s killer.
Read More…...
Starring Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater, the Manhunt series will revolve around the obsession the President’s War secretary (Menzies) has with finding Lincoln’s killer.
Read More…...
- 2/19/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Tobias Menzies and his onscreen nemesis Anthony Boyle talk about Apple TV+’s limited series Manhunt, based on James L. Swanson’s bestselling non-fiction book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. The two-minute behind-the-scenes featurette, released on Abraham Lincoln’s 215th birthday, features cast interviews and shows off new clips from the historical drama set to premiere on March 15, 2024 with the release of the first two episodes.
New episodes stream on Fridays.
Tobias Menzies (Outlander) stars as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) plays President Abraham Lincoln, and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) is Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth. The cast also includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky...
New episodes stream on Fridays.
Tobias Menzies (Outlander) stars as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) plays President Abraham Lincoln, and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) is Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth. The cast also includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky...
- 2/12/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"Manhunt, the upcoming live-action 7-episode true crime TV series, based on the non-fiction book by James L. Swanson and directed by Carl Franklin, follows the conspiracy surrounding the killing of 'Abraham Lincoln', starring Tobias Menzies, streaming March 15, 2024 on AppleTV+:
"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 2/8/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (played by Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies) promises First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln he will hunt down her husband’s killer in the official trailer for Apple TV+’s’ Manhunt. The true crime limited series is based on James L. Swanson’s bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer and will premiere on March 15, 2024 with the release of episodes one and two.
The seven-episode series stars Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass), Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air), Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), and Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six). Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep) also star.
Created by Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky, Manhunt “is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of...
The seven-episode series stars Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass), Anthony Boyle (Masters of the Air), Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), and Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six). Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep) also star.
Created by Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky, Manhunt “is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of...
- 2/7/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"Manhunt, the upcoming live-action 7-episode true crime TV series, based on the non-fiction book by James L. Swanson and directed by Carl Franklin, follows the conspiracy surrounding the killing of 'Abraham Lincoln', starring Tobias Menzies, streaming March 15, 2024 on AppleTV+:
"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 2/6/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"I was born with a chance to be somebody... I'm gonna be the most famous man in the whole world." Apple TV has revealed an intriguing trailer for a conspiracy thriller series titled Manhunt, arriving for streaming in March next month. This is the astonishing story of the high-stakes hunt for John Wilkes Booth. Manhunt, a limited series, will be streaming on Apple TV+. We all know the story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865 in Ford's Theatre, but we haven't ever really seen a good film or TV series about it before. Based on the bestselling & Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book also titled "Manhunt" by author James L. Swanson, Manhunt is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination. But what is "misunderstood" about it? The 7-part...
- 2/6/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for ‘Manhunt,’ the upcoming seven-part, true crime limited series starring Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies.
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, The series is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone (“Greenleaf”), Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & The Six”), Brandon Flynn (“13 Reasons Why”), Damian O’Hare (“Hatfields & McCoys”), Glenn Morshower (“The Resident”), Patton Oswalt (“A.P. Bio”), Matt Walsh (“Veep”), and Hamish Linklater (“The Big Short”).
Created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. “The show makes its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, March 15, 2024, and new episodes will debut Fridays,...
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, The series is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone (“Greenleaf”), Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & The Six”), Brandon Flynn (“13 Reasons Why”), Damian O’Hare (“Hatfields & McCoys”), Glenn Morshower (“The Resident”), Patton Oswalt (“A.P. Bio”), Matt Walsh (“Veep”), and Hamish Linklater (“The Big Short”).
Created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. “The show makes its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, March 15, 2024, and new episodes will debut Fridays,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Tobias Menzies Begins ‘Manhunt’ for John Wilkes Booth After Lincoln Assassination in Trailer (Video)
“I was born with the chance to be somebody. I’m going to be the most famous man in the whole world.” So opens the Manhunt trailer as John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) steps in front of a mirror. The Apple TV+ true crime limited series, based on James L. Swanson’s best-selling non-fiction book, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, and starring Tobias Menzies, premieres on Friday, March 15, with the first two episodes. The rest of the seven-part conspiracy thriller will drop weekly on Fridays, with the finale set for April 19. Manhunt follows one of the best-known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s (Hamish Linklater) assassination. Menzies plays Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s war secretary and friend who was nearly driven to madness by his need to catch Booth. Starring alongside Menzies,...
- 2/5/2024
- TV Insider
“How does a well-known actor commit in front of an audience of 1,500 and escape?” That is what Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies) wants to know in Apple TV+ new limited series “Manhunt,” which dropped its first trailer on Monday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
Based on James L. Swanson’s New York Times bestseller “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” the seven-part series, which premieres Friday, March 15, follows Secretary of War Stanton’s pursuit of John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). Created by Monica Beletsky, the conspiracy thriller also stars Lovie Simone, Matt Walsh, Brandon Flynn, Will Harrison, Damian O’Hare and Patton Oswalt.
“I’m gonna be the most famous man in the world,” Booth utters in the opening moments of the trailer before shooting the president at Ford’s Theatre, with which the actor was very familiar,...
Based on James L. Swanson’s New York Times bestseller “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer,” the seven-part series, which premieres Friday, March 15, follows Secretary of War Stanton’s pursuit of John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Hamish Linklater). Created by Monica Beletsky, the conspiracy thriller also stars Lovie Simone, Matt Walsh, Brandon Flynn, Will Harrison, Damian O’Hare and Patton Oswalt.
“I’m gonna be the most famous man in the world,” Booth utters in the opening moments of the trailer before shooting the president at Ford’s Theatre, with which the actor was very familiar,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Manhunt has a premiere date. The Apple TV+ series, revolving around the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, will arrive in March. Seven episodes have been produced for the limited historical series.
Starring Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater, the series, which is based on the book by James L. Swanson, will show the obsession the President’s War secretary (Menzies) has with finding Lincoln’s killer.
Read More…...
Starring Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater, the series, which is based on the book by James L. Swanson, will show the obsession the President’s War secretary (Menzies) has with finding Lincoln’s killer.
Read More…...
- 12/31/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Apple TV+ unveiled its first look at “Manhunt,” the upcoming, seven-part true crime limited series starring Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies, and created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Emmy nominee Carl Franklin directed the first two episodes and is also an executive producer on the series. “Manhunt” is set to make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes airing on Friday, March 15, 2024, and episodes will debut weekly on Fridays through April 19, 2024.
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone (“Greenleaf”), Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & The Six...
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning non-fiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt” is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone (“Greenleaf”), Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & The Six...
- 12/14/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Thursday, December 14, 2023.
Peacock is headed back to the treacherous Scottish castle for another season of The Traitors.
The streaming service announced that the second season will debut Thursday, January 12, 2024.
As a new crop of celebrities enter the competition, there's one significant change.
Instead of releasing all of the episodes on day one, we're getting a weekly release, which is sure to up the tension considerably.
The series was a big success for Peacock, so it makes sense that the network would want that conversation for weeks on end.
The Challenge Battle For a New Champion is the Latest Sign Producers No Longer Know What Fans Want
We're getting three new episodes on the premiere date, followed by one a week through its season finale.
The cast includes:
- Carsten “Bergie” Bergersen (Love Island USA)
- Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello...
Peacock is headed back to the treacherous Scottish castle for another season of The Traitors.
The streaming service announced that the second season will debut Thursday, January 12, 2024.
As a new crop of celebrities enter the competition, there's one significant change.
Instead of releasing all of the episodes on day one, we're getting a weekly release, which is sure to up the tension considerably.
The series was a big success for Peacock, so it makes sense that the network would want that conversation for weeks on end.
The Challenge Battle For a New Champion is the Latest Sign Producers No Longer Know What Fans Want
We're getting three new episodes on the premiere date, followed by one a week through its season finale.
The cast includes:
- Carsten “Bergie” Bergersen (Love Island USA)
- Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello...
- 12/14/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
"Manhunt, the upcoming live-action 7-episode true crime TV series, based on the non-fiction book by James L. Swanson and directed by Carl Franklin, follows the conspiracy surrounding the killing of 'Abraham Lincoln', starring Tobias Menzies, streaming March 15, 2024 on AppleTV+:
"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
"..'Manhunt' is a 19th century conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history...
"...and the astonishing story of the hunt for 'John Wilkes Booth'...
"... in the aftermath of the 'Abraham Lincoln' assassination..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 12/14/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Hamish Linklater in ‘Manhunt’ (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s true crime limited series Manhunt has landed on a March 15, 2024 premiere date. The seven-episode series is based on James L. Swanson’s award-winning non-fiction book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer and stars Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) as President Abraham Lincoln and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) as Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth.
Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies stars as Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s war secretary and friend. The limited series’ cast also includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Author Swanson’s involved as an executive producer. Additional executive producers include Layne Eskridge,...
Apple TV+’s true crime limited series Manhunt has landed on a March 15, 2024 premiere date. The seven-episode series is based on James L. Swanson’s award-winning non-fiction book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer and stars Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) as President Abraham Lincoln and Anthony Boyle (The Plot Against America) as Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth.
Emmy Award winner Tobias Menzies stars as Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s war secretary and friend. The limited series’ cast also includes Lovie Simone (Greenleaf), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six), Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), Damian O’Hare (Hatfields & McCoys), Glenn Morshower (The Resident), Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), and Matt Walsh (Veep).
Emmy, Golden Globe, PGA, and WGA-nominated writer/producer Monica Beletsky created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Author Swanson’s involved as an executive producer. Additional executive producers include Layne Eskridge,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Apple TV+ has revealed first look images for the upcoming comedy series “Palm Royale” starring Kristen Wiig. The show, which is loosely based on Juliet McDaniel’s novel “Mr. and Mrs. American Pie,” is slated to debut on March 20.
The series’ description reads: “‘Palm Royale’ is a true underdog story that follows Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) as she endeavors to break into Palm Beach high society. As Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots, ‘Palm Royale’ asks the same question that still baffles us today: ‘How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to get what someone else has?’ Set during the powder keg year of 1969, ‘Palm Royale’ is a testament to every outsider fighting for their chance to truly belong.”
The rest of the ensemble cast includes Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Amber Chardae Robinson, Mindy Cohn,...
The series’ description reads: “‘Palm Royale’ is a true underdog story that follows Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) as she endeavors to break into Palm Beach high society. As Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots, ‘Palm Royale’ asks the same question that still baffles us today: ‘How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to get what someone else has?’ Set during the powder keg year of 1969, ‘Palm Royale’ is a testament to every outsider fighting for their chance to truly belong.”
The rest of the ensemble cast includes Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Amber Chardae Robinson, Mindy Cohn,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Valerie Wu, Jaden Thompson and Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Filmula Entertainment has acquired rights to historian James L. Swanson’s upcoming book Lion In Winter, about America’s most prolific Chicago Outfit syndicate mob boss and a key henchman in the infamous “Capone massacres.” The book will be adapted into a feature film by Chuck Hogan, who penned the screenplay for Michael Bay’s 13 Hours, co-created The Strain with Guillermo del Toro and wrote the book on which Ben Affleck’s 2010 film The Town was based.
The subject matter in the book, due to be published in 2020, is under wraps, but we understand its is based on a true story about a criminal who has never been caught. It is being described as an ambitious ensemble piece covering the lives of up-and-coming hitmen, next in line to the title character’s aging, relentless syndicate murderer in an untold tale of American history.
Swanson’s previous books include 2006’s...
The subject matter in the book, due to be published in 2020, is under wraps, but we understand its is based on a true story about a criminal who has never been caught. It is being described as an ambitious ensemble piece covering the lives of up-and-coming hitmen, next in line to the title character’s aging, relentless syndicate murderer in an untold tale of American history.
Swanson’s previous books include 2006’s...
- 9/24/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Why does the dramatic power of Abraham Lincoln's assassination elude so many filmmakers? No less than D.W. Griffith tried it twice: Both "Birth of a Nation" and "Abraham Lincoln" portrayed the event with decent build-up but very little payoff. A long-gestating adaptation of James L. Swanson's "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer" holds potential for freeing the events from historical rigidity. But even 146 years after his death, Lincoln's ...
- 4/12/2011
- Indiewire
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.