by Alex Billington
May 27, 2026
Source: YouTube
“What would’ve happened if I wasn’t here? Do you see how this looks, right?” 📺 A24 has revealed the first look teaser trailer for Primetime, the chilling new cinematic take on the unsettling TV news program “To Catch a Predator”. From director Lance Oppenheim (of Some Kind of Heaven and “Ren Fair“), this new film stars Robert Pattinson as the host Chris Hansen, who seems to have his own motives for this series. In 2006, “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. Just last year there was a documentary film titled Predators (watch the trailer) from Sundance, which took a very critical look at the show, the host Chris Hansen, and what was really going on behind the scenes, and whether it was actually helping stop predators or just making things worse. This film seems to be inspired by the revelations in that doc, telling the story of how Hansen created this show for Dateline NBC. Along with Pattinson, Primetime stars Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher, Phoebe Bridgers, and Bokeem Woodbine as a cop. A24 will release this film in the fall – we’re waiting for the final release date to be set. Take a peek.
Here’s the first teaser trailer for Lance Oppenheim’s film Primetime, direct from YouTube:
“Witness television history.” In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen (starring Robert Pattinson) sets out to make television history with his segment on Dateline NBC. A crime investigating TV journalist changes the face of television with his examination into the underworld of sexual predators going after minors. Primetime is a film directed by acclaimed American filmmaker Lance Oppenheim, director of the films Some Kind of Heaven and Spermworld previously, plus the recent “Ren Faire” doc series on HBO, as well as many other short films previously. The screenplay is written by Ajon Singh. Produced by Robert Pattinson, Lars Knudsen, Brighton McCloskey, Tyler Campellone, Fred Berger, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones. It was filmed in New Orleans under the fake title Bluefin Tuna in early 2025. A24 debuts Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime film in select US theaters starting this fall 2026. Stay tuned for the exact date. Who’s intrigued?
