See Robert Pattinson as ‘To Catch a Predator’s Chris Hansen in First ‘Primetime’ Trailer
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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A24 Reopens the 'To Catch a Predator' Case That Ended in a Texas Prosecutor's Suicide
A24's 'Primetime' revisits the controversial 'To Catch a Predator' case tied to the death of Texas prosecutor Louis William Conradt Jr., with Robert Pattinson portraying Chris Hansen.
Chris Hansen Movie Trailer Promptly Goes Viral, Gets 15 Million Views on First Day
Screenshot via YouTube. A trailer for an upcoming movie starring Robert Pattinson portraying To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen quickly went viral on its first day of release, racking up over 15 million views on major social media platforms. The reality TV series, which aired from 2004 to 2007 as part of the news magazine show Dateline NBC, featured Hansen waiting at a rented suburban home with a camera crew and additional hidden cameras for …
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The Independent (US)Robert Pattinson becomes TV host in new movie based on a true story
Pattinson, 40, steps into the shoes of American TV host Chris Hansen in the upcoming drama
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