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Robert Pattinson Plays 'To Catch a Predator' Host in 'Primetime'
Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen in Lance Oppenheim’s narrative debut, and the film revisits the 2006 scandal that ended the TV series.
- A24 has released the teaser trailer for Primetime, a drama-thriller starring Robert Pattinson as broadcast journalist Chris Hansen, delivering the iconic line: "I'm Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC, and you're about to be a part of television history."
- To Catch a Predator premiered in 2004 on NBC and ran until 2007, airing only 20 episodes yet becoming a cultural phenomenon as Hansen and his crew worked with law enforcement using decoys to trap alleged pedophiles, drawing millions of viewers.
- Documentarian Lance Oppenheim makes his narrative feature debut directing Primetime, with Pattinson serving as producer alongside co-stars Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, and Phoebe Bridgers in her feature debut; the film echoes Dan Gilroy's 2014 thriller Nightcrawler.
- Pattinson brings 'eerie, off-kilter precision' to Hansen's vocal patterns, a signature approach across The Devil All the Time, Mickey 17, and Good Time; this marks his second A24 film of 2026 following The Drama.
- Set in 2006, Primetime explores a year when assistant district attorney Bill Conradt killed himself during a To Catch a Predator investigation in Texas, a tragedy that ended the show; the film may align with the 2025 documentary Predators in examining ethical concerns.
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See Robert Pattinson Channel To Catch a Predator Host Chris Hansen in Chilling Primetime Teaser
Robert Pattinson is catching a new role. The Twilight alum is embarking on yet another chilling role in A24’s Primetime, set to hit theaters in the fall, where he portrays To Catch a Predator’s...
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