Overview
- A24 announced that Primetime will open in cinemas worldwide on September 25, 2026, following its planned world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.
- Robert Pattinson stars as NBC correspondent Chris Hansen and is a producer on the film through his Icki Eneo Arlo banner.
- Documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim makes his feature debut directing a script by Ajon Singh that dramatizes Hansen’s 2006 work on To Catch a Predator.
- The supporting cast includes Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Anna Faris, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher and Bokeem Woodbine, and A24 has already released a teaser and poster to begin promotion.
- The film’s festival-to-theater rollout signals A24’s strategy to build critical momentum and shape awards-season visibility while bringing renewed attention to the media and ethics story behind To Catch a Predator.