Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for its intriguing-looking conspiracy thriller series titled Manhunt. The series tells the story of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and the hunt for John Wilkes Booth. We all know the story, but we’ve never seen a good film or TV series about the story behind this tragic event, and this project will give us that!
The seven-episode series is based on the bestselling & Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book also titled “Manhunt” by author James L. Swanson, it’s “about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history: the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.” Manhunt will tell “the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.”
The movie stars Tobias Menzies as Edwin Stanton, the U.S. Attorney General at the time, with Anthony Boyle as John Wilkes Booth, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater.
Manhunt was created by its showrunner Monica Beletsky (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, Fargo). The series will be streaming on Apple TV+ starting on March 15th, 2024.
