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Primetime

Release date: 25 September 2026
Rating: 6.5 / 10 on TMDB

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Primetime released in theatres on Friday, 25 September 2026.

Box office so far · day 15

Worldwide: $38.8 million
US & Canada: $38.7 million

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In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history, turning an undercover investigation into one of the most controversial cultural phenomena of the decade.

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Cast

Robert Pattinson
Chris Hansen
Skyler Gisondo
Dan Plumb
Merritt Wever
Andie Bender
Phoebe Bridgers
Del
Matthew Maher
Xavier Von Erck
Bokeem Woodbine
Cortland Gunn
Alex Winter
Bill Conradt
Anna Faris
Mary Hansen

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Robert Pattinson Says He’s a Fan of Chris Hansen—But Hansen Isn’t Buying It

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Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus performing together in a dimly lit room with old televisions glowing in the background.

Boygenius Reunites in Intimate Studio Set Filmed by Lance Oppenheim

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Robert Pattinson in character as Chris Hansen, wearing a suit and holding a notebook, standing in front of a newsroom backdrop.

Robert Pattinson Plays Chris Hansen in A24's Primetime

A24's psychological thriller Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as investigative journalist Chris Hansen, has ignited debate. Hansen calls the film 'a work of fiction' and an 'insult,' denying any involvement in its production.

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Primetime Writer Reveals How Robert Pattinson Became Obsessed With Chris Hansen

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Robert Pattinson's Primetime Tops $36M in US Box Office

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A black-and-white photo of Chris Hansen in a suit, standing beside a camera. Behind him, blurred faces in a newsroom. A single red line cuts through the image.

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Robert Pattinson Shines in 'Primetime' as Chris Hansen

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A24’s Primetime Sparks Fury: Chris Hansen Calls Film a Lie, Threatens Lawsuit Over 'Tragic' Misrepresentation

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Chris Hansen slams A24’s ‘Primetime’ as detached fantasy

Chris Hansen walked out of an early screening of A24’s ‘Primetime’, labeling the Robert Pattinson‑led drama bizarre and far removed from the real work he did on ‘To Catch a Predator’.

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Primetime inches toward eclipsing The Drama in US box office

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Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime’ Revives Disney’s Shelved Child‑Trafficking Drama

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Robert Pattinson in character as a television host in a still from the A24 film Primetime

Robert Pattinson's Primetime Blurs Fact And Fiction On A Real Death

A24's Primetime dramatises the 2006 To Catch a Predator sting that led to Louis Conradt's suicide, but the film invents scenes, merges characters, and changes the raid's weather and timing entirely.

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A new film about Chris Hansen's To Catch a Predator years dramatises his marriage falling apart over an alleged affair. The real-world timeline, as reported back then, tells a messier story.

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