First Look and Premiere Date Announced for Apple TV+ New Limited Series ‘Manhunt’

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Apple TV+ today 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.

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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, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater.

‘Manhunt’ is produced by Apple Studios and co-produced by Lionsgate Television, in association with POV Entertainment, Walden Media, 3 Arts Entertainment, Dovetale Productions and Monarch Pictures. 

 

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